Tar Sands: To the End of the Earth
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Faced with the depletion of fossil energy reserves, the oil industry is developing new extraction technologies. One is the extraction of heavy oil from tar sands which causes immense forest damage and requires enormous amounts of water for industrial operation. Christopher Walker takes a critical look at tar sands operations in Madagascar.
Genre
Documentary
Country
Belgium, Madagascar
Year
2012
Duration
28'
Production Companies
Friends of the Earth Europe
Languages
English
Pollution
Pollution
Water, air, and land are affected by a phenomenon that is spreading rapidly across the planet, from small to large scales, turning into a worldwide crisis due to plastic pollution.
Food on Film project
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Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Creative Europe Media Program. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.