By Andrew Nikiforuk In Environment, Oil, Tailings PondsPosted January 1, 2018Retrospective: The PondsEvery Albertan now knows that the tar sands, the world’s largest energy project, drinks an enormous amount of water. Separating tar from sand is a messy, water-intensive business: producing just [...] READ MORE
By Andrew Nikiforuk In Environment, Oil, Tailings PondsPosted November 1, 2007The PondsOil sands extraction makes a lot of waste. Where does it all go? Welcome to Alberta’s tailings ponds. READ MORE
By Andrew Nikiforuk In EnvironmentPosted October 1, 1998Oh, WildernessThe decline of wilderness in the boreal forest: Clearcut logging in the Owl River Basin READ MORE