Mother Jones reports via the Alaska Dispatch that the Alberta, Canadian provincial government is currently studying the possibility of shipping tar sands through the Arctic Ocean to Asia and Europe. A similar undertaking wasn't possible year-round forty-four years ago (when it was last considered), but climate change is opening new shipping lanes in the Far North.
The project is under consideration as Keystone XL pipeline routes to the U.S. Gulf Coast, British Columbia, and Quebec face regulatory and other challenges.
*Image credit/Mother Jones, posted by Julia Witty, map base by Tentotwoat Wikimedia Commons, Map showing Arctic Ocean route under consideration for transporting Canadian tar sands.
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