Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/River-Athabasca-in-Alberta-27MZIFI5QMG4.htmlConceptually similarRiver Athabasca in Alberta Tar SandsGP026NPCompleted★★★★★★Syncrude Plant in Alberta Tar SandsGP04U5ACompleted★★★★★Boreal Forest in AlbertaGP01WFDCompleted★★★★★★Athabasca River in AlbertaGP04PRACompleted★★★★Athabasca River in CanadaGP026NICompleted★★★★★★Boreal Forest in AlbertaGP01WFCCompleted★★★★★★Aerial View of Tar SandsGP01ZPGCompleted★★★★Tar Sands Shell Action in CanadaGP01Z0JCompleted★★★★Boreal Forest in AlbertaGP01WFECompleted★★★★★★★View AllGP026NTRiver Athabasca in AlbertaGround fog over the river Athabasca during early morning, north of Fort McMurray.The tar sand industry has brought wealth and an economic boom to the region but also created an environmental disaster downstream from the Athabasca river, polluting the lakes where water and fish are contaminated. The Mikisew, Cree, Dene and other smaller First Nations communities are seeing their natural habitat destroyed and are largely powerless to stop or slow down the rapid expansion of the oil sands development, Canada's number one economic driver.Locations:Alberta-Athabasca River-Canada-Fort McMurray-North AmericaDate:23 Jul, 2009Credit:© Jiri Rezac / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Aerial view-Boreal forests-Climate (campaign title)-Deforestation-Fog-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Landscapes-Morning-Outdoors-Rivers-Tar sandsShoot: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:The Great Northern Forest - Wide CollectionTar Sands Documentation in Canada (All Photographers & Videos)Tarnished Earth (All Photographers)