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There is no doubt that exploiting tar sand oil is a nasty process.

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Vanadium is also present in bauxite and in fossil fuel deposits such as crude oil, coal, oil shale and tar sands.

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This has seen the investment of up to $60 billion to develop and build gigantic tar sand mining, transportation, separation and refining facilities to produce oil from the gritty bitumen tar.

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Because it is thick and viscous, the tar sand oil must first be diluted to a liquid before it can be transported.

theconversation.com

The tar sand oil contributes to 3% of our green house gas emissions and destroys large land masses and pollutes underground aquifers.

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The refining of the tar sand oil will produce no more pollution than refining other types of wellstream.

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These tar sand "lakes" are so vast they may even be seen from space.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

Tar sand oil is one of the dirtiest, most polluting fuels.

www.independent.co.uk

The oil as it comes out of the tar sand is so thick it can not be pumped any great distance.

whitehouse.blogs.cnn.com

There is also petroleum in oil sands (tar sands).

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