Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Cancer-Patient-in-Alberta-Tar-Sands-27MZIFI5O7X1.htmlConceptually similarCancer Patient in Alberta Tar SandsGP026OVCompleted★★★★Fort Chipewyan Road SignGP023V4Completed★★★★Fort ChipewyanGP023V3Completed★★★★Tar sands, mining for oil. Alberta, CanadaGP0V1UCompleted★★★★Pierre River Proposed Mine SiteGP04FMCCompleted★★★★Pierre River Proposed Mine SiteGP04FMDCompleted★★★★★★Pierre River Proposed Mine SiteGP04FMECompleted★★★★Pierre River Proposed Mine SiteGP04FMFCompleted★★★★Pierre River Proposed Mine SiteGP04FMHCompleted★★★★View AllGP026OWCancer Patient in Alberta Tar SandsCancer patient Emma Michael at her home in Fort Chipewyan, northern Alberta.She survived an aggressive breast cancer tumor and believes that her cancer was caused by increased levels of pollution to the air and water downstream from the tar sands sites.Locations:Alberta-Canada-Fort Chipewyan-North AmericaDate:22 Jul, 2009Credit:© Jiri Rezac / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4230px X 2912pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Elderly-Energy-Forests (campaign title)-Girls-Health-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Oil exploration-One person-Pollution-Tar sands-WomenShoot: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)Tarnished Earth (All Photographers)
