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  • Debate stirred over 1st major US tar sands mine (Eco-Idiots working to stop it before it starts)

    04/10/2011 7:57:00 PM PDT · by tobyhill · 51 replies
    ap ^ | 4/10/2011 | ap
    Beneath the lush, green hills of eastern Utah's Uinta Basin, where elk, bear and bison outnumber people, the soil is saturated with a sticky tar that may soon provide a new domestic source of petroleum for the United States. It would be a first-of-its kind project in the country that some fear could be a slippery slope toward widespread wilderness destruction. With crude prices surging beyond $100 a barrel, and politicians preaching the need to reduce America's reliance on foreign supplies, companies are now looking for more local sources. One Canadian firm says it's found it in the tar sands...