http://www.metafilter.com/tags/Boomtown Posts tagged with 'Boomtown' at MetaFilter. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:21:50 -0800 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:21:50 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/66073/Mud%2DSweat%2Dand%2DTears "The vast tar sands of Alberta in Canada hold oil reserves six times the size of Saudi Arabia's. But this 'black gold' is proving a mixed blessing for the frontier town of Fort McMurray, fuelling both prosperity and misery. As the social and environmental toll mounts, Aida Edemariam reports on the dark side of a boom town" - <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/oct/30/energy.oilandpetrol">Mud, Sweat and Tears.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.66073 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:21:50 -0800 Alberta Boomtown Canada Environment FortMcMurray Oil chunking express