Tar Sands - Consuming Energy Resources

"Usually by open pit surface mining, vegetation is cleared and surface oil and rock removed over a large area, resulting in total loss of local habitats."

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• What is the effect of tar sand extraction on the atmosphere?

• How much toxic waste enters the Athabasca River each day?

• How is tar sand extraction carried out?

• How "clean" is the refining process?

"As much as 6 barrels of water are needed for each barrel of oil produced. This water is extracted from the Athabasca River, threatening local wildlife and wider ecosystems."

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• How much water is needed?

• What is the effect of tar sand extraction on fauna?

• How much toxic waste enters the Athabasca River each day?

• What is the effect of tar sand extraction on fauna?

"To recover and refine oil from tar sands needs large amounts of energy, releasing 15% more CO₂  than refining crude oil."

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• How much water is needed?

• How much toxic waste enters the Athabasca River each day?

• What is the effect of tar and sand extraction on fauna?

• How “clean” is the refining process?

"Mining the tar sands has led to leaks into rivers and lakes, in particular an estimated 11million litres of toxic waste reaches the Athabasca River daily."

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• How much toxic waste enters the Athabasca River each day?

• How much toxic waste enters the Athabasca River each month?

• How much toxic waste enters the Athabasca River each year?

• How much toxic waste enters the Athabasca River each century?

"It has led to the decline of animal species such as caribou, lynx, and wolverines."

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• What is the effect of tar sand extraction on flora?

• What is the effect of tar sand extraction on fauna?

• What economic effect do the tar sands bring?

• How "clean" is the refining process?

"It leads to more carbon dioxide emissions because taiga forests are cleared and peat bags which store carbon are removed. It also results in the loss of ecosystems."

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• What is the effect of tar sand extraction on geopolitics?

• What is the effect of tar sand extraction on society?

• What is the effect of tar sand extraction on the atmosphere?

• What is the effect of tar sand extraction on the economy?