Canada's Oil Sands Boom

The current Economist examines Canada’s oil sands reserves: some 300 billion barrels-worth. Harvesting it has become economically feasible, and this is creating significant development pressure. (Article available to Economist subscribers at http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_JNPTRJQ.) It reminded us that in October 2005 Terrafix and Naue published an article on the residential boom that has accompanied oil sands exploration–and the role geosynthetics are playing. Read the Auburn Lake article on Terrafix’s project page via the link below.