I would like to see the Alberta tar sands project end! The fact that the pits are NOT natural occurrences and you can see them from space should be an indicator that too much damage is being done. Because there are no "quick fixes" to alternative energy sources, I can see that a modified route could be taken for a while. There should also be some kind of recovery project involved, IF the landscapes can be restored to a "man made" park area. (IF possible, which sounds doubtful as environmentalists are finding the site to be so incredibly tragic as it is).
It seems as though poor efforts are being made, and that any negative outcome of the tar sands is being ignored or swept under a mat. Powerful people appear to be supporting the Alberta tar sands, but at what cost? As we discussed in class, people are having documented cases of rare cancers from possible seepage of the toxic water ponds into drinking water for Aboriginals. The doctor that made this discover apparently had his license pulled, and no further questions are asked of Syncrude. They need to make more of a conscious and public effort to slow down production, or at least try and repair/recover land that they savagely scarred.
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