Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Forest-and-Mine-Site-27MZIFL3B3B3.htmlConceptually similarOpen-Pit Mining in the Alberta Tar SandsGP01ZO5Completed★★★★Tar sands, mining for oil. Alberta, CanadaGP0V1UCompleted★★★★Border Between Forest and Mining GroundGP01ZNUCompleted★★★★Mine and RefineryGP01ZO4Completed★★★★Deforestation in Alberta's Tar Sands RegionGP01ZO9Completed★★★★★★Boreal Forest Deforestation for Tar Sands ExpansionGP01ZOACompleted★★★★Boreal Forest DestructionGP01ZO0Completed★★★★In-Situ Oil Sands MiningGP01ZPHCompleted★★★★Tar Sands Toxic WasteGP01Z1OCompleted★★★★View AllGP01ZO1Forest and Mine SiteA thin border separates the Boreal Forest from an open-pit mine. Clear cutting and deforestation in Alberta's Tar Sands region releases on average 8.7 megatonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere on a yearly basis. This is not accounted for in the government and industry's calculation of climate impacts from the Tar Sands, currently evaluated at 36 megatonnes per year.Locations:Alberta-Canada-Fort McMurray-North AmericaDate:15 Sep, 2009Credit:© Greenpeace / John WoodsMaximum size:3000px X 2000pxKeywords:Aerial view-Bitumen-Boreal forests-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Deforestation-KWCI (GPI)-Mining-Oil (Industry)-Oil exploration-Open-pit mining-Outdoors-River pollution-Rivers-Tar sandsShoot:Alberta Tar SandsCanada's tar sands are an oil reserve the size of England. Extracting the crude oil called bitumen from underneath unspoiled wilderness requires a massive industrialised effort with far-reaching impacts on the land, air, water, and climate. Greenpeace is calling on oil companies and the government to stop the tar sands, for the sake of people and the planet.Related Collections:Climate Report 'Point of No Return'Tar Sands Documentation in Canada (All Photographers & Videos)
