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The Oil Up There: The Most Destructive Project on Earth
By: icjournalism
Posted: Dec 17 08
Witnessed: 1997 times
Regions: Canada
Issues: Corporations and human rights, Environment, Indigenous peoples
Tags: alberta, canada, cancer, citizen journalism, Environment, Health, indigenous peoples, oil, oil sands, tarsands
In March 2008, a group of concerned citizens from British Columbia, Canada visited possibly the most destructive industrial mega-project in the world.
The Tar Sands are large deposits of heavy crude oil, located in northern Alberta, Canada.
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