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The oil produced from either method
藉由以上兩種方式開采的原油
produces more greenhouse gas emissions than any other oil.
比以其他方式 開采的原油排放更多溫室氣體
This is one of the reasons why it's called
這正是它被稱為
the world's dirtiest oil.
世上最臟油類的原因之一
It's also one of the reasons why it is
這也是使它成為
the largest and fastest-growing single source
加拿大最大、增長最迅速的
of carbon in Canada,
碳排放源頭的原因之一
and it is also a reason why Canada is now number three
更是使加拿大個人排碳量
in terms of producing carbon per person.
名列世界第三的原因之一
The tailings ponds are the largest toxic impoundments on the planet.
那些殘渣池是世上最大的毒性蓄水池
Oil sands -- or rather I should say tar sands --
油砂－或者我該稱它為瀝青砂－
"oil sands" is a P.R.-created term
“油砂”是公關部門創造的詞匯
so that the oil companies wouldn't be trying to promote
使石油公司不至于像是推廣
something that sounds like a sticky tar-like substance
某種彷佛瀝青般黏稠的物質
that's the world's dirtiest oil.
或世上最臟的油
So they decided to call it oil sands.
因此他們決定稱它為油砂
The tar sands consume more water than any other oil process,
瀝青砂的生產過程比其他油類消耗更多水
three to five barrels of water are taken, polluted
生產一桶原油需使用三至五桶水，受污染的水
and then returned into tailings ponds,
進入殘渣池
the largest toxic impoundments on the planet.
成為世上最大的毒性蓄水池
SemCrude, just one of the licensees,
只是其中一家取得執照的公司
in just one of their tailings ponds,
在他們擁有的其中一個殘渣池中
dumps 250,000 tons of this toxic gunk every single day.
每日倒入25萬噸毒性黏稠物
That's creating the largest toxic impoundments
創造出有史以來最大的
in the history of the planet.
毒性蓄水池
So far, this is enough toxin
目前為止，其中的毒性物質
to cover the face of Lake Eerie a foot deep.
足以覆蓋伊利湖面一呎深
And the tailings ponds range in size up to 9,000 acres.
殘渣池的面積可達9000英畝
That's two-thirds the size of the entire island of Manhattan.
相當于三分之二個曼哈頓島
That's like from Wall Street at the southern edge of Manhattan
大約從曼哈頓南端的華爾街
up to maybe 120th Street.
到第120街
So this is an absolutely --
因此這確實是－
this is one of the larger tailings ponds.
這是其中較大的殘渣池之一
This might be, what? I don't know, half the size of Manhattan.
大約相當于－我不確定－半個曼哈頓島
And you can see in the context,
你可由之前的敘述得知
it's just a relatively small section
這只是十個礦場中
of one of 10 mining complexes and another 40 to 50
某個礦場的一小部分，其他四、五十個礦場
on stream to be approved soon.
很快就會獲得批準
And of course, these tailings ponds --
當然，這些殘渣池－
well, you can't see many ponds from outer space
確實，你無法從外太空看見許多殘渣池
and you can see these, so maybe we should stop calling them ponds --
但你可以看見這些 因此或許我們不該稱它為“池”－
these massive toxic wastelands are built
這些大型毒性廢料池并未裝設
unlined and on the banks of the Athabasca River.
防護措施，散布于阿薩帕斯卡爾河沿岸
