With more than 173 billion barrels of oil recoverable with current technology and more than $150 billion in committed capital investment, the Alberta tar sands around Ft. MacMurray are considered the largest industrial project on earth.
How do the Alberta tar sands affect you?
With more than 173 billion barrels of oil recoverable with current technology and more than $150 billion in committed capital investment, the Alberta tar sands around Ft. MacMurray are considered the largest industrial project on earth.
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Although the Alberta tar sands may bring prosperity to Canada, it comes with a heavy price. What is refered to as a "modern day black gold rush," will also make Canada one of the highest polluting countries in the world.
Watch this video and listen to the various opinions of scientists, professors, oil industry workers, and enviornmental activists as they debate the pros and cons of the Alberta tar sands.
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wow that's really funny! i was juuust watching this video in geography today, and i have to write an essay to follow this up, and i didnt remember anything on it! now i can watch it again and do good :) aaaah, isn't the internet amazing??
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more essay material!
by col
Wed, 04/08/2009 - 21:14
That's great, Yes!
I hope you noticed all the great information available about the Tar Sands in the full dossier where this video resides, right here. More videos, pics, articles...!
Good luck with the essay!
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by katie
Wed, 04/08/2009 - 15:57
CitizenShift is happy to provide access to the video you were looking for...
That's great that you are learning about the Tar Sands and their repercussions in your geography class. Where do you go to school? In Canada?
katie
hhaah
by Yes
Wed, 04/08/2009 - 02:02
wow that's really funny! i was juuust watching this video in geography today, and i have to write an essay to follow this up, and i didnt remember anything on it! now i can watch it again and do good :) aaaah, isn't the internet amazing??
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