Tuesday Video: Petropolis
Alberta alone represents the second-largest oil reserve
in the world, after Saudi Arabia from their catstrophic tar sands production. It is
literally the dirtiest oil in the planet, emitting three times the
greenhouse gas emissions as conventional oil and gas production for low
quality crude, turning green wilderness to massive pits and bubbling
black goop. The impact is evident: By 2015, the tar sands could emit
more greenhouse gases than Denmark.
Check the trailer for Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives On The Alberta Tar Sands, a haunting look at the damage done.