Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada. AP Photo/Jeff McIntosh.
Oil Companies Could Create Dozens of Toxic Lakes In Alberta
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]anada’s tar sands are an unequivocal environmental nightmare, ravaging the landscape and spewing billions of gallons of toxic water into the world. Now, oil companies are claiming they’ve figured out what to do with all that poisonous water: Turn Alberta into one giant man-made lake district.
Bloomberg has the story of Syncrude Canada, one of the major operators in the Tar Sands, which is currently embarking on a massive experiment called Base Mine Lake. “Lake” is a bit of a misnomer: Base Mine Lake is actually a former pit-mine that Syncrude is using to store the toxic water produced when bitumen is turned into diesel. What’s the plan for protecting the surrounding world from this 3,000-acre pit of sludge water?
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