Sorry for the broken Link... This is a TED Talk on the environmental damage to the Alberta province from tar sands mining... when I watched this over a year ago it shattered my sense that Canada is environmentally concerned. It's gut wrenching... Although the Canadian people may be concerned their Parliament is clearly in the pocket to Big Oil. Link: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ted.com%2Ftalks%2Fgarth_lenz_images_of_beauty_and_devastation&ei=OnfwVNfqItLtoATr9oGABg&usg=AFQjCNH4fdkKMyNEKLiArXcy0TZSVH_SwQ&sig2=zvI_-vPs0Bzb7RSA7Ae5lg&bvm=bv.87269000,d.cGU