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Dirty Oil: Alberta's Tar Sands Explained

Dirty Oil: Alberta's Tar Sands Explained

Renowned environmental journalist Andrew Nikiforuk breaks down the tar sands operations in northern Alberta, Canada in this video. Based on his new book, Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent, this concise presentation explains how this "unconventional oil" - the majority of which is exported to America - is ruining forests, wiping out woodland habitat and draining our water systems. Not to mention wreaking havoc on economic systems and energy policy. Check it out.

Andrew Nikiforuk, Feb 3, 2009
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