[Ost-news] Mud, sweat and tears (The fall of Fort McMurray)

[Oil Sands Truth: Shut down the Tar Sands - social and environmental impacts of tar sands heavy oil projects across North America]

Mud, sweat and tears

The vast tar sands of Alberta in Canada hold oil reserves six times the size of Saudi Arabia's. But this 'black gold' is proving a mixed blessing for the frontier town of Fort McMurray, fuelling both prosperity and misery. As the social and environmental toll mounts, Aida Edemariam reports on the dark side of a boom town.

Aida Edemariam  
The Guardian// UK  
Tuesday October 30 2007

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    [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/mud-sweat-and-tears-fall-fort-mcmurray

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