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Canada's most shameful environmental secret must not remain hidden

Tar sands have been dubbed the largest – and most destructive – industrial project in human history. And Canada is on the forefront of their exploitation



‘Tar sands have been dubbed the largest (and most destructive) industrial project in human history.’ Photograph: Aaron Huey/National Geographic/Getty Images



‘These ponds hold 1 trillion litres of sludge that is unlike any other industrial by-product in the world.’

These open, unlined ponds currently cover 220 sq km, an area of land equivalent to 73 New York Central Parks

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...tailings-ponds