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Meanings of tar sands in English

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Usage of tar sands in English
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Many European oil companies have major interests in the Canadian tar sands.
The Guardian
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Canadian officials have called development of the tar sands a national priority.
The Guardian
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Extracting tar sands also emits considerably more greenhouse gases than regular crude.
The Guardian
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Scientists have pointed to evidence that oil from tar sands is more polluting.
Reuters
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They range from coal expansion in Asia to the tar sands of Canada.
Reuters
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It's hard to grasp the enormity of the tar sands from the ground.
The Guardian
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And burning the additional tar sands oil would needlessly worsen climate change, Droitsch said.
Reuters
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Oil from these nations is therefore sometimes dirtier than tar sands crude, it added.
Reuters
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Environmental groups oppose Keystone XL, saying it would encourage more carbon-intensive tar sands development.
Reuters
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The tar sands of northern Alberta are an international scandal.
The Guardian
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest Trucks carry raw tar sands near Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada.
The Guardian
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And that's why tar sands have emerged as real battles.
The Guardian
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However, he added bluntly: Oil extraction from tar sands is polluting, destructive, expensive and energy-intensive.
Reuters
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Canada has repeatedly raised the tar sands issue as a potential threat to trade ties.
Reuters
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The pipeline extension would carry tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
Reuters
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Shell has been working with Tatneft to produce tar sands crude in the Russian Federation.
Reuters
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