here_are_some_small_piles_of_coke
it_looks_a_whole_lot_different_on_this_side
locals_i_talked_to_all_said_they_like_2_see_more_transparency-updates_on_what_is_being_found_and_what_they_should_watch_out_for
mixing_the_oil_sand_with_water_creating_a_slurry_where_the_oil_begins_to_part_from_the_sand
most_ponds_are_coated_in_a_sheen_of_oil_that_can_be_deadly_to_waterfowl_that_land_on_its_surface
often_across_bridges_like_these_which_are_supposed_to_be_the_strongest_in_the_world
oil_companies_are_required_to_return_the_land_to_its_original_condition
oil_sands
oil_water_mix_as_they_slowly_fall_to_the_bottom_the_chemicals_and_oil_float_to_the_top
once_the_oil_is_upgraded_it_will_go_to_a_storage_tank_like_this_one_currently_under_construction
raw_oil_called_bitumen_in_a_process_called_coking_and_produces_the_smoke_that_hovers_about_the_whole_area
s_white_sound_cannons_still_boom_to_scare_birds_away_after_a_2010_incident_hundreds_of_ducks_landed_on_pond_and_died
see_what_really_goes_on_in_one_of_the_most_controversial_places_on_the_planet
sent_to_upgrader_on_the_athabasca_river_this_the_oil_from_the_oil_sands_is_converted_into_synthetic_crude
slurry_piped_2_containers_it_separates_into_3_parts_oil_froth_ontop_sand_tbottom_oil_sand_clay_and_water_in_middle
spectacularly_immense_this_bucketwheel_is_the_largest_crawling_machine_in_existence
taking_a_look_at_just_part_of_that_the_red_line_isoutline_of_the_entire_deposit_the_green_is_where_well_be_flying
that_dug_into_sand_were_very_effective_when_the_bucketwheel_broke_down_mining__out_in_favor_of_the_shovels_and_trucks
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