wocomoDOCS | Digging deep in Canadian soil: World's most destructive oil operation in Fort McMurray @wocomodocs | Uploaded July 2022 | Updated October 2024, 17 hours ago.
In the soil of the Canadian state of Alberta lies a much sought-after treasure: oil sand. The extraction of the tarry mass is expensive and extremely damaging to the environment. But the world is hungry for oil from Alberta's forests, because the price of oil is rising as global resources dwindle. The Canadian government is fully committed to the third-largest oil reserve on earth, ignoring critics and opponents alike.
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In recent decades, Canada has become one of the largest producers of oil sands. The boom is particularly noticeable in the city of Fort McMurray. Nowhere is the income of the people higher. But oil sands production has extreme consequences. Gigantic areas of forest are cleared, oil sands are dredged, tar is etched out of the earth in an energy-intensive process, and finally refined into synthetic crude oil. What is left behind are septic tanks and destroyed land.
Excerpt from the documentary "Fort McMurray, Kanada im Ölfieber" (360° - GEO Reportage)
Click here to watch the full documentary (in German): youtu.be/eadcv_oMM9o
In the soil of the Canadian state of Alberta lies a much sought-after treasure: oil sand. The extraction of the tarry mass is expensive and extremely damaging to the environment. But the world is hungry for oil from Alberta's forests, because the price of oil is rising as global resources dwindle. The Canadian government is fully committed to the third-largest oil reserve on earth, ignoring critics and opponents alike.
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In recent decades, Canada has become one of the largest producers of oil sands. The boom is particularly noticeable in the city of Fort McMurray. Nowhere is the income of the people higher. But oil sands production has extreme consequences. Gigantic areas of forest are cleared, oil sands are dredged, tar is etched out of the earth in an energy-intensive process, and finally refined into synthetic crude oil. What is left behind are septic tanks and destroyed land.
Excerpt from the documentary "Fort McMurray, Kanada im Ölfieber" (360° - GEO Reportage)
Click here to watch the full documentary (in German): youtu.be/eadcv_oMM9o
