The Pembina Institute's book Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Impacts of In Situ Oilsands Development on Alberta's Boreal Forest examines the environmental impacts of in situ (in place) development of deep oilsands that has the potential to affect a forested region 50 times larger than the areas leased for oilsands mining north of Fort McMurray.
Death by a Thousand Cuts
The Impacts of In Situ Oilsands Development on Alberta's Boreal Forest
August 1, 2006
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The Pembina Institute has spent four decades working to reduce the environmental impacts of Canada’s energy production and to provide actionable ideas on how to implement clean energy.
