Alberta Tar Sands Boom Town
As the lure of oil & cash draws America and China to the shores of Alberta's flowing tar sands so too does it draw workers from all across Canada to make a living for their families.

Norway Wades into Tar Sands
As Norway, a heavy oil producing country, wades into the tar sands which country will be responsible for carbon emissions - Canada where the resource is located or the EU? 

Alberta Tar Sands Promotion
This promotional video shows the economic incentives for Alberta to continue forward with the process of refining its tar sands reserves for export.

Alberta's Tar Sands Legacy
The tar sands are in untouched boreal forest that covers nearly 1/4 of Alberta. The surface is strip-mined and heated with steam to make the oil flow.

Tar Sands Impact on Health
A rally to demand that the Province stop ignoring the health problems being caused to the community of Fort Chipewyan because of the Tar Sands.

1970's Film - The Tar Sands
While dated, this clip shows the various refinement steps required to convert tar sands into usable crude oil and other petroleum products.

Al Gore on Tar Sands & Kyoto
Al Gore has turned away from politics. But, he has problems with Canada's tar sands and position on Kyoto: "I just don't believe that any politician up here can convince the [people to] walk out."

Canada's Tar Sands Hike CO2
Bush is counting on Canada to achieve its goal to replace the Mid-East as a supplier of oil despite Canada's Kyoto commitments it is spiking CO2 levels to comply.

Moon Walk in Northern Alberta
With tar sands production reaching a fervent pace as global crude oil prices soar, tar sands mining and refinement leaves moonscapes in northern Alberta.

Tar Sands End the Carbon Age
Canada weighs the balance between jobs, prosperity and the environment and the implications of its tar sands on climate change and global warming.

Tar Sands Fueling the West
As Canada expands its Tar Sands production in Alberta to feed the thirsty world for oil will the economic benefits be offset by the environmental impact ?

Are Tar Sands Secure Energy?
As the United States looks for energy independence from the Middle East they join China in the hunt for oil in the tar sands fields of Canada's province of Alberta.