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3-D seismic involves cutting a dense grid of seismic lines across deep oil sands leases to map the location of deep oil sands.
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Photo: David Dodge, The Pembina Institute
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The Syncrude mine from the air. The mining operations strip away boreal forest and mine up to 100 metres into the earth.
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Photo: Chris Evans, The Pembina Institute
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Above-ground pipelines are required to transport steam and bitumen across a deep oil sands project site.
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Photo: David Dodge, The Pembina Institute
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The Athabasca River.
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Photo: David Dodge, The Pembina Institute
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Syncrude mine with massive trucks coming and going.
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Photo: David Dodge, The Pembina Institute
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The Athabasca River (bottom left), various ponds at the Suncor upgraner and tailings ponds the background.
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Photo: David Dodge, The Pembina Institute
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The Athabasca River delta is the largest fresh water delta in the world and is downstream from Alberta's oil sands operations.
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Photo: David Dodge, The Pembina Institute
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30,000 kilometres of roads will be required to develop existing deep oil sands leases.
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Photo: David Dodge, The Pembina Institute
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Syncrude mine with massive trucks coming and going.
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Photo: David Dodge, The Pembina Institute
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Syncrude Upgrader looking south.
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Photo: David Dodge, The Pembina Institute
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