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March 12, 2008
Alberta Tar Sands From Space
Eye-popping picture of the Alberta tar sands from space. Truly a scar on the face of planet.
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Ah, clicking on the link and then zooming around in Google Maps is way more eyepopping than clicking on the image. I sit corrected. :-)
Try pulling up New Jersey.
Uglier, more polluted, probably less useful.
Check out in-situ heavy oil production further south near Cold Lake. Steam injection is used rather than strip mining. Much less scarring.
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=h&om=0&ll=54.799893,-110.569496&spn=0.087077,0.31929&z=12
278x214 doth not qualify as eye-popping. The image resolution needs to be about 2000 pixels wider and higher to be eye-popping. Right now it's eye-squinting :-)