12000_pounds_each_the_797_tires_are_a_burden
after_its_coked_the_oil_is_cracked_to_break_the_heavy_parts_down_into_lighter_more_desirable_petroleum_products
after_its_skimmed_and_the_surface_water_is_relatively_sediment_and_chemical_free_its_pumped_from_one_pond_to_another
and_here_is_one_very_immense_pile_of_coke_waiting_to_be_used_or_sold_as_fuel_for_smelting_iron
and_the_dump_trucks_are_everywhere_out_here
and_they_go_through_tires_pretty_quickly_the_ones_for_the_big_dump_trucks_run_about_45000_apiece
and_this_is_what_the_surface_material_looks_like_up_close
anies_working_the_sands_in_1998_and_local_officials_were_concerned
but_a_glut_in_the_sulfur_market_is_keeping_prices_low_and_in_the_meantime_mountains_of_it_continue_to_grow
but_they_dont_compare_to_the_deep_orange_of_this_oil_sand_pit_we_pass_in_the_plane_moments_later
but_theyre_not_always_practical_so_a_nearby_gravel_mine_pumps_out_stone_to_layer_the_roads
carrying_the_chunks_of_oil_sand
despite_how_you_may_feel_about_immense_environmental_impact_the_oil_companies_may_have_on_the_world
e_so_large_people_say_they_can_drive_over_a_ford_f
electric_of_15000_volts_and_scoops_up_90_tons_in_one_load_it_takes_about_25_tons_sand_2_produce_1_barrel_of_oil
first_they_clear_the_trees_from_the_land
for_scale_that_fence_post_is_about_six_feet_tall
from_small_companies_to_conglomerates_like_shell_each_outfit_starts_off_the_same_way
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