STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES

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Canada's oil-sands boom creates vast riches and a dirty footprint

Smoke signals from a busy industry: This is one of the main stacks at the Syncrude facility, where bitumen from the oil sands is converted into synthetic crude. Steam, sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide billow 24 hours a day.

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