Oil Sands: Another Perspective

WRVO

Published October 9, 2008 at 3:33 AM EDT

By Jasmyn Belcher

Oswego, NY – A consultant for a Canadian group is giving his take on the process of extracting oil from the oil sands in Alberta.

We recently reported on the practice and the environmental impact it could have on the Great Lakes.

WRVO's Jasmyn Belcher spoke with Principal Consultant with Cambridge Strategies Inc. in Canada, Satya Das.

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