Kumi Naidoo Visits Fort Chipewyan

Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo (left) and Fort Chipewyan resident Brian Lepine discuss the river system and the changes in water levels that the community has observed which they suspect is related to tar sands development.

Unique identifier: GP023V6

Type: Image

Shoot date: 24/06/2010

Locations: Alberta, Athabasca River, Canada, Edmonton, Fort Chipewyan, North America

Credit line: © Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Kumi Naidoo Visits the Tar Sands in Canada

Executive Director of Greenpeace International, Kumi Naidoo visits the Alberta tar sands and meets with First Nations people from Fort Chipewyan to hear about the impacts of the tar sands on their community. Canada's tar sands are an oil reserve the size of England. Extracting the crude oil called bitumen from underneath unspoiled wilderness requires a massive industrialized effort with far-reaching impacts on the land, air, water, and climate, releasing five times more greenhouse gases than conventional oil production.

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