[net-gold] CRASH COURSE: LIVING IN A TAR SANDS COMMUNITY
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Subject: [Net-Gold] CRASH COURSE: LIVING IN A TAR SANDS COMMUNITY
" Last week we introduced you to Canada’s tar sands region, home to one of
the world’s most pristine ecosystems – and some of the dirtiest energy
on Earth…. "
Crash Course: LIVING IN A TAR SANDS COMMUNITY
https://nextgenclimate.org/keystone/
crash-course-living-in-a-tar-sands-community/
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http://tinyurl.com/orwox3k
Crash Course: LIVING IN A TAR SANDS COMMUNITY What dangers does tar sands
extraction pose to surrounding communities? Head north of the border for a
Tar Sands Crash Course: View on nextgenclimate.org Preview by Yahoo
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No one knows this land better than the First Nation communities in
northeast Alberta. In recent years, many of these communities have watched
as the rapid expansion of tar sands development has threatened their land,
their health, and their way of life.
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We identify with our land. When they destroy our land they will destroy
our people. - Eriel Deranger, member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First
Nation
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Tar sands mining has already damaged nearly 300 square miles of sensitive
land in Alberta an area the size of New York City and more than 1,150
square miles is expected to be strip-mined within the next 50 years.
Despite promises by the oil industry to restore the landscape, less than
one square mile has been reclaimed so far.
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Extracting bitumen from the tar sands is much more complicated and more
destructive than drilling for conventional oil.
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Tar sands deposits near the surface, which account for about 20% of the
reserves, are extracted through strip-mining in which the earth is
literally dug up with a power shoveldestroying pristine forests, wetlands,
and ecosystems. The tar sands are then loaded into large trucks that can
carry up to 320 tons to processing plants, where hot water is used to
separate the bitumen from the sand.
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This process requires large amounts of fresh water up to four gallons for
each gallon of bitumen produced. Much of this water is taken from the
Athabasca River, and very little of it is returned to the natural cycle.
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Mining tar sands also creates large amounts of toxic waste, which is held
in tailings ponds large enough to be seen from space. A government study
found that a single tailings pond is leaking up to 1.7 million gallons a
day some of which is seeping into groundwater systems that are connected
to the Athabasca River. As these ponds evaporate, they contribute to
hazardous air pollution in the region, rivaling that of a major city. And
it isnt just air pollutiondocuments from the Canadian government indicate
these toxins are also leaking into Albertas groundwater, and a recent
study finds they are seeping into the Athabasca River.
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