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Forests: Aspens and Spruce
Aspens and Spruce
This forest is not directly within the Tar Sands region but is in northern Alberta, relatively near the Tar Sands and representative of the kinds of forests that existed in the Tar Sands region before being removed for Tar Sands development.
The forests, wetlands, soil etc. are referred to as "overburden" and scraped off in order to replace this ecosystem with tailings ponds, tar mines, and refineries.
The boreal forest of northern Canada is perhaps the best and largest example of a largely intact forest ecosystem. This forest is located in Northern Alberta. The boreal forest is also the greatest terrestrial carbon sink. Canadaès boreal forest alone stores an amount of carbon equal to ten times the total annual global emissions from all fossil fuel consumption.
This forest is not directly within the Tar Sands region but is in northern Alberta, relatively near the Tar Sands and representative of the kinds of forests that existed in the Tar Sands region before being removed for Tar Sands development.
The forests, wetlands, soil etc. are referred to as "overburden" and scraped off in order to replace this ecosystem with tailings ponds, tar mines, and refineries.
The boreal forest of northern Canada is perhaps the best and largest example of a largely intact forest ecosystem. This forest is located in Northern Alberta. The boreal forest is also the greatest terrestrial carbon sink. Canadaès boreal forest alone stores an amount of carbon equal to ten times the total annual global emissions from all fossil fuel consumption.
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