Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Shell-Albian-Sands-in-Alberta-Tar-Sands-27MZIFLQ942D.htmlConceptually similarShell Albian Sands in Alberta Tar SandsGP01UM1Completed★★★★★★Tar Sands Shell Action in CanadaGP01Z0JCompleted★★★★Bitumen ExtractionGP01ZNVCompleted★★★★★★Open-Pit Mining of Tar SandsGP01ZNTCompleted★★★★Oil in Tailings PondGP01ZNWCompleted★★★★Tar Sands Toxic WasteGP01Z1OCompleted★★★★Enbridge Processing FacilityGP01Z1QCompleted★★★★★★Syncrude tailing ponds, oil mining from tar sand, Alberta, CanadaGP0Y0OCompleted★★★★Oil Pooling on Tailings PondGP01ZO8Completed★★★★★★View AllGP01UM0Shell Albian Sands in Alberta Tar SandsSteam rises from the toxic tailings at the Shell Albian sands tailings pond and tar sands mining operations.Locations:Alberta-Canada-Fort McMurray-North America-Wood BuffaloDate:23 Jul, 2009Credit:© Jiri Rezac / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Aerial view-Boreal forests-Climate (campaign title)-Deforestation-Energy-Forests (campaign title)-Industrial landscapes-KWCI (GPI)-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil exploration-Outdoors-Pollution-Shell (commercial business)-Steam-Tar sands-Toxic wasteShoot:Tar Sands & Boreal Forest - Alberta (2 of 3)Buried below the Boreal Forest of northern Alberta is 3rd largest proven reserve of oil known as the tar sands. Deposits of tar sands are spread out over 138 000 km2 of land (an area the size of Florida) and including 4.3 million hectares of the Boreal Forest. Tar sands are solid at room temperature so it requires more energy and water to extract this oil, making them one of the dirtiest oils on the planet.Related Collections:Tar Sands Documentation in Canada (All Photographers & Videos)
