In-Situ Site

In-Situ Mining site, where steam is pumped into deep deposits in ground, heating the sand and making the Bitumen less viscous so that it can be pumped out like conventional crude oil.

Unique identifier: GP01Z0R

Type: Image

Shoot date: 20/09/2009

Locations: Alberta, Canada, Fort McMurray, North America

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Colin O'Connor

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

Containers

Shoot:

Tar Sands & Boreal Forest in Alberta (1 of 3)

Canada's tar sands are an oil reserve the size of England. Extracting the crude oil called bitumen from underneath the Boreal Forest of northern Alberta 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.

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