As part of their special report on the debate over the Keystone XL pipeline, The Washington Post takes an in-depth look at the environmental and political issues surrounding the extraction of oil from the Alberta tar sands.

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PETROPOLIS: AERIAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE ALBERTA TAR SANDS is now online!

Throughout the world, people will be taking action against one of the most destructive and largest industrial projects on the earth - the Alberta Tar Sands.

In support of this occasion, Icarus Films has partnered with online cinema MUBI to make our documentary about this issue available.

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As another oil related issue hits the Gulf of Mexico, we are once again made aware of the dangers and consequences of this industry on the environment.

Our new acquisition, PETROPOLIS, through aerial perspectives of the Alberta Tar Sands offers an unparalleled view of the world's largest industrial, capital and energy project. Canada's tar sands are an oil reserve the size of England. Extracting the crude oil called bitumen from underneath unspoiled wilderness requires a massive industrialized effort with far-reaching impacts on the land, air, water, and climate.

This title will be available as part of our new Fall slate.

Labels: alberta tar sands, canada, greenpeace, gulf of mexico, oil, petropolis