Rows of new houses in Fort McMurray to house tar sands workers. The Alberta tar sands in are the largest industrial project

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Rows of new houses in Fort McMurray to house tar sands workers. The Alberta tar sands in are the largest industrial project on the planet, and the world's most environmentally destructive. Such is the money to be earned from the industry that the average price of a new detached house in Fort McMurray is $800, 000.

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