With Tar Sands Development, Growing Concern on Water Use by Ed Struzik: Yale Environment 360

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With Tar Sands Development, Growing Concern on Water Use by Ed Struzik: Yale Environment 360

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Environmental questions about Canada’s massive tar sands development have long centered on greenhouse gas emissions. Now there are mounting concerns about the huge volumes of water used by the oil industry and the impact on the vast Mackenzie River Basin.