Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Suncor-Facility-next-to-the-Athabasca-River-at-the-Alberta-Tar-Sands-27MZIFLK16N9.htmlConceptually similarHeavy Traffic at Alberta Tar SandsGP01QCACompleted★★★★Syncrude Facility at the Alberta Tar SandsGP01QCDCompleted★★★★Syncrude Facility at the Alberta Tar SandsGP01QCFCompleted★★★★Suncor Production Facility at the Alberta Tar SandsGP01QCYCompleted★★★★Communications Tower at the Alberta Tar SandsGP01QCCCompleted★★★★Sulphur Deposits at the Alberta Tar SandsGP01QCTCompleted★★★★On-site Housing for Alberta Tar Sands WorkersGP01QCECompleted★★★★Suncor Refinery in Fort McMurrayGP01Z14Completed★★★★Air Pollution at the Alberta Tar SandsGP01QCSCompleted★★★★View AllGP01QCXSuncor Facility next to the Athabasca River at the Alberta Tar SandsThis Suncor facility lies next to the Athabasca River, part of the world's third largest watershed. Canada's tar sands are an oil reserve the size of England. Extracting the crude oil called bitumen from underneath unspoiled wilderness requires a massive industrialized effort with far-reaching impacts on the land, air, water, and climate. This photo was taken during the production of "Petropolis", a documentary film about the tar sands, directed by Peter Mettler and produced by Greenpeace Canada. For more information about this project, please go to: www.petropolis-film.comLocations:Alberta-Canada-North AmericaDate:25 Jun, 2008Credit:© Greenpeace / E MMaximum size:3504px X 2336pxKeywords:Aerial view-Bitumen-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Deforestation-Energy-Factories-Forests (campaign title)-Gas flares-Industrial landscapes-Industry-KWCI (GPI)-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil exploration-Oil refineries-Outdoors-Pollution-River pollution-Suncor Energy Inc.-Tar sandsShoot:Tar Sands Documentation in CanadaCanada's tar sands, located in the province of Alberta, are an oil reserve the size of England. Extracting the crude oil called bitumen from underneath unspoiled wilderness requires a massive industrialized effort with far-reaching impacts on the land, air, water, and climate. Getting the oil out of the tar sands uses roughly three barrels of water per barrel of oil, or as much water as a city of two million people. After use in tar sands processing, 90 per cent of this water is so contaminated with toxic chemicals that it must be stored in tailings ponds so huge that they can be seen from outer space. Tar sands oil production releases five times more greenhouse gases than conventional oil production. Tar sands activities also affect the health of local communities, causing fish deformities and increased cancer rates.Related Collections:Tar Sands Documentation in Canada (All Photographers & Videos)
