tar sand: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	bituminous sand • oil sand

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Industrial oil sands facility with smokestacks emitting white smoke, surrounded by open land and ponds, in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.

Map showing oil pipelines originating from the Alberta tar sands in Canada, with routes extending south through the United States. The map uses different lines to distinguish existing pipelines, proposed Keystone XL routes (including an abandoned route through the Nebraska Sand Hills), and other proposed or existing pipelines such as Flanagan South, Seaway, and Enbridge Northern Gateway. The Alberta tar sands region is shaded in orange, and the Ogallala aquifer is marked in pink beneath parts of

The environmental impact of Canada's oil sands industry

The environmental impact of oil refineries in Canada

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