Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Strip-Mine-near-Fort-McMurray-27MZIFL31RTG.htmlConceptually similarAerial View of Tar SandsGP01ZPGCompleted★★★★Syncrude Tar Sands Mine in AlbertaGP026NZCompleted★★★★★★★Conveyor Belts transport BitumenGP01YZRCompleted★★★★Conveyor Belts transport BitumenGP01Z0ICompleted★★★★Suncor Tar Sands Mine in AlbertaGP026NVCompleted★★★★★★Suncor Tar Sands Mine in AlbertaGP026NWCompleted★★★★Syncrude Tar Sands Mine in AlbertaGP026NXCompleted★★★★★★Syncrude Tar Sands Mine in AlbertaGP026NYCompleted★★★★Syncrude Tar Sands Mine in AlbertaGP026NUCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP01Z12Strip Mine near Fort McMurrayStrip 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 beltsLocations:Alberta-Canada-Fort McMurray-North AmericaDate:24 Sep, 2009Credit:© Greenpeace / Colin O'ConnorMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Aerial view-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Deforestation-Destruction-Forests (campaign title)-Industrial landscapes-KWCI (GPI)-Machinery-Mining-Oil (Industry)-Outdoors-Tar sandsShoot: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.
