VIDEO: Dirty Oil (2009)

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VIDEO: Dirty Oil (2009)

Plot Summary:

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Deep behind-the-scenes into the strip-mined world of Alberta, Canada, where the vast and toxic Tar Sands deposit supplies the U.S. with the majority of its oil.

Through the eyes of scientists, 'big oil' officials, politicians, doctors, environmentalists, and aboriginal citizens directly impacted by 'the largest industrial project on the planet today,' the filmmakers journey to both sides of the border to see the emotional and irreversible toll this 'black gold rush' fueled by America's addiction to oil is taking on our planet.

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This movie will help one comprehend the true significance of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

The country, which now provides the US with the majority of its oil, is not in the Middle East or Venezuela – it is, in fact, Canada. The oil comes from tar sands in an area the size of Florida that consist of oil trapped in a complex mixture of sand, water and clay. Its extraction is environmentally destructive and energy intensive, resulting in three times more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional oil production.

Canada’s tar sands deposits are the world’s second largest oil reserves after Saudi Arabia and, if fully exploited, would alone take us to the brink of runaway climate change.

Tar sands developments also destroy pristine forest, produce huge quantities of toxic waste, pollute our air and water, with profound consequences for local wildlife and indigenous communities.

Dirty Oil goes into the strip-mined world of Alberta, Canada, where the vast and toxic tar sands deposit now supplies the U.S. with the majority of its oil. Through the eyes of scientists, big oil officials, politicians, doctors, environmentalists, and aboriginal citizens directly impacted by the largest industrial project on the planet today, the filmmakers journey to both sides of the border to see the emotional and irreversible toll this black gold rush fueled by America's addiction to oil is taking on our planet.

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Runtime 73 minutes.

Director: Leslie Iwerks
Writer: Leslie Iwerks
Stars: Neve Campbell, Andrew Nikiforuk, Lester Brown