by Todd Paglia
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The Needle and the Damage Done
Images of oil addiction in Canada’s tar sands 5
Posted 11 months, 1 week ago Pop quiz: After Saudi Arabia, which country has the most proven oil reserves? Wrong. Not only wrong, but wrong part of the world. Unless you are among the .00001 percent who guessed Canada -- in which case, congratulations!Canada has 179 billion barrels of proven "oil" reserves. I use quotes because it is not normal oil -- i.e., it is not as "good" as regular oil (an extremely low bar, if you ask me). Almost all of it lives in Alberta's tar sands, a sticky, greasy combination of 10 percent bitumen and 90 percent sand, clay, and water that underlay… Read More
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