Strip Mine near Fort McMurray

Strip mining is the method used to extract Bitumen from the oil sands because it is found relatively close to the surface. This requires the use of giant diggers and dump trucks for transportation as well as conveyor belts

Unique identifier: GP01Z12

Type: Image

Shoot date: 24/09/2009

Locations: Alberta, Canada, Fort McMurray, North America

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Colin O'Connor

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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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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