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A SAG D (Steam assisted Gravity Drainage) tar sands plant north of Fort McMurray. The SAG D is used to extract the bitumen from the tar sands when they are too deep to be strip mined. August 2012
A SAG D (Steam assisted Gravity Drainage) tar sands plant north of Fort McMurray. The SAG D is used to extract the bitumen from the tar sands when they are too deep to be strip mined. August 2012
The Syncrude upgrader plant for processing tar sands to create synthetic oil. Alberta, Canada. August 2012
The tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment.
Boreal forest trees clear felled to make way for a new tar sands mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
A SAG D (Steam assisted Gravity Drainage) tar sands plant north of Fort McMurray. The SAG D is used to extract the bitumen from the tar sands when they are too deep to be strip mined. August 2012
A SAG D (Steam assisted Gravity Drainage) tar sands plant north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
The Syncrude upgrader plant for processing tar sands to create synthetic oil. Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012
Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012
Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012
Boreal forest trees clear felled to make way for a new tar sands mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
Aerial view of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) looking for the shade under trees on a very hot day , Northern Botswana.
Walkers and cyclists on the Headstone Viaduct, which crosses Monsal Dale and the River Wye, and is part of the Monsal Trail cycle route. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK July
Aerial view of eroded banks and river with suspended load, caused by deforestation, central Madagascar.