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The Urban Landscape - screening series

Petropolis - aerial smokestack

Canada's tar sands are an oil reserve the size of England. Extracting the crude oil called bitumen from underneath unspoiled wilderness requires a massive industrialized effort with far-reaching impacts on the land, air, water, and climate. Air emissions from the tar sands include 300 tonnes of sulphur a day. This photo was taken during the production of "Petropolis", a documentary film about the tar sands, directed by Peter Mettler and produced by Greenpeace Canada. For more information about this project, please go to: www.petropolis-film.com.