Doing research for this article kind of woke me up to how hard it is for any country to stop once momentum has started. Canadian citizens have begun to speak out pretty strongly against oil sands mining, but they thought it was a great idea a few decades ago--billed it as alternative energy and everything. Now 30% of Alberta's economy is based in petroleum, and forest after forest is clear-cut to get to the oily sand underneath.
And this might happen in America. . .
So, something to educate yourself about:
http://buildaroo.com/news/article/oil-sands-tar-sands-tar-pits-canada-energy/
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