'Canada wrests oil from sands', while residents wrestle with the stink

Canada wrests oil from sands, but at what cost? explores the environmental effects of getting oil out of sand, and includes passages like "Syncrude thinks problems with a flue gas desulfurizer -- the very unit designed to cut sulfur dioxide emissions -- were behind residents' complaints regarding a smell described as a mixture of cat urine and bodily odor." Also includes a description of the companies' (PR?) efforts to restore ecosystems after making a mess, including the loud popping sounds made by cannons to scare away waterfowl from contaminated ponds. Idyllic, really. [Source: Reuters]