Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Cancer-Patient-in-Alberta-Tar-Sands-27MZIFI5OACB.htmlConceptually similarCancer Patient in Alberta Tar SandsGP026OWCompleted★★★★Fort Chipewyan Road SignGP023V4Completed★★★★Tar sands, mining for oil. Alberta, CanadaGP0V1UCompleted★★★★Aerial View of Tar SandsGP01ZPGCompleted★★★★Fort ChipewyanGP023V3Completed★★★★Tar Sands and Town of Fort McMurrayGP01ZOPCompleted★★★★Kumi Naidoo Visits Fort ChipewyanGP023V7Completed★★★★Kumi Naidoo Visits Fort ChipewyanGP023V9Completed★★★★Kumi Naidoo Visits Fort ChipewyanGP023VACompleted★★★★View AllGP026OVCancer Patient in Alberta Tar SandsCancer patient Emma Michael shows her granddaughter Donya Wandering Spirit a family photo album at her home in Fort Chipewyan, northern Alberta.Mrs Michael 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. Five of her relatives, displayed on the wall behind her, have died of various forms of cancer in recent years.Locations:Alberta-Canada-Fort Chipewyan-North AmericaDate:22 Jul, 2009Credit:© Jiri Rezac / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Elderly-Energy-Forests (campaign title)-Girls-Health-Indoors-KWCI (GPI)-Oil exploration-Pollution-Tar sands-Two people-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)
