Also known as oil sands, tar sands are grains of sand intermixed with bitumen (heavy, black, asphalt-like oil). The oil locked up in tar sands requires drastic efforts to extract, and the result is a particularly dirty form of energy production.
| Date Of Record Release | 2009-10-27 14:24:56 |
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| Description | Also known as oil sands, tar sands are grains of sand intermixed with bitumen (heavy, black, asphalt-like oil). The oil locked up in tar sands requires drastic efforts to extract, and the result is a particularly dirty form of energy production. |
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| Source | Earthworks |
| Keyword | Oil, Tar sand, Oil sand, Sands |
| Date Of Record Creation | 2009-10-27 14:21:51 |
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| Date Last Modified | 2009-10-27 14:24:57 |
| Language | English |
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