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Sand, to get it into more of a liquid form to pump it out, or you're doing a strip mining operation where you're just scooping this stuff out. either way you're putting it into basically a chemical refining process. i've been up to the tar sands area in northern alberta, and it is an absolute ecological disaster, and we're looking at -- right now we're getting a million barrels of this stuff a day from canada that is going to be ramped up more, and there are serious repercussions for the good people of canada on relying on this extremely toxic and environmental polluting oil. >> but here's the...

There is no question about this. it has taken out the wilderness. jeff, at this point one for one it looks like it is more predictable. >> they are now advertising themselves as a greener alternative. it is ironic that it takes the worse environmental disaster in american lhistory to make the tr sands look green. >> let's be clear about why the tar sands is so controversial. isn't it you are baking the earth to get the stuff out of it? >> yeah, you are injecting hot liquid to get it to the liquid form or you are scooping the stuff out, either way, you are putting it into a chemical refining pr...