A tailings pond outside of a Syncrude tar sands processing facility. This enormous, human-made pond contains water contaminated with byproducts from the oil separation process, which is too dangerous to be returned to the Athabasca River. (Image courtesy David Dodge, The Pembina Institute ©2007)
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A tailings pond outside of a Syncrude tar sands processing facility. This enormous, human-made pond contains water contaminated with byproducts from the oil separation process, which is too dangerous to be returned to the Athabasca River. (Image courtesy David Dodge, The Pembina Institute ©2007)

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