Fort McMurray, Alberta, CAN, 20090721: A pick up truck passes a tailings pond at the Syncrude open pit oil excavation mine in Fort McMurray.
The tailings ponds are areas of refused mining tailings. They are a huge problem for the tar sand industry, as they take much longer to settle than projected. They are also an eye-sore, a tell-tale to how dirty the tar sand industry is.
Photo: Orjan F. Ellingvag/ Dagens Naringsliv