[Ost-news] Are the Sacred Headwaters being sacrificed for the Tar Sands?

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

Are the Sacred Headwaters being sacrificed for the Tar Sands?

The Athabasca Oil Sands are the largest single source of greenhouse  
gases in Canada. They are also one of the largest users of methane, also  
known as natural gas. 

Bitumen extraction is an energy intensive process that requires between  
700 and 1200 cubic feet of natural gas to produce one barrel of bitumen.  
The natural gas is used to heat water, which is mixed with tar sands to  
separate the crude bitumen (a semi-solid form of crude oil), from  
silica, clay and other minerals.

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    [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/are-sacred-headwaters-being-sacrificed-tar-sands

URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/are-sacred-headwaters-being-sacrificed-tar-sands