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H2Oil
by H2Oil
Thanks
to Alberta's Athabasca oil sands, Canada is now the biggest oil supplier
to the United States. A controversial billion-dollar industry is
heavily invested in extracting crude from the tarry sands through a
process so toxic it has become an international cause for concern. Four
barrels of glacier-fed spring water are used to process each barrel of
oil, then are dumped, laden with carcinogens, into leaky tailings ponds
so huge they can be seen from space.
In the vast, pristine forests of Western Canada, the war for water has already begun
Downstream, the people of Fort
Chipewyan are already paying the price for what will be one of the
largest industrial projects in history. When a local doctor raises the
alarm about clusters of rare cancers, evidence mounts for industry and
government cover-ups. In a time when wars are fought over oil and a
crisis looms over access to clean fresh water, which resource is more
precious? And what price are we willing to pay? — Gisèle Gordon.
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