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	[[File:640px-Stalmeyer_Quarry_Tar_Sands.jpg\|400px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. A bitumen (oil sands) deposit in Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (June 9, 2015). ''Stalmeyer Quarry'' [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stalmeyer_Quarry_Tar_Sands.jpg#/media/File:Stalmeyer_Quarry_Tar_Sands.jpg</ref>]]		[[File:640px-Stalmeyer_Quarry_Tar_Sands.jpg\|400px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. A bitumen (oil sands) deposit in Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (June 9, 2015). ''Stalmeyer Quarry'' [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stalmeyer_Quarry_Tar_Sands.jpg#/media/File:Stalmeyer_Quarry_Tar_Sands.jpg</ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>'''Tar sands''' is a term that was historically<ref>See for example http://www.energy.alberta.ca/OilSands/793.asp accessed June 15th, 2015. The page discusses how this term had been used and is no longer used.</ref> used to refer to the [[oil sands]]. Now the term is mostly ~~used by people who wish to be~~ derogatory, ~~especially~~ those concerned about the [[environmental impacts of oil sands\|environmental impact]].</onlyinclude><ref>See for example, Greenpeace Canada: http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/Energy/tarsands/ accessed June 15th, 2015. This environmental group is clearly interested in stopping the extraction of these hydrocarbons.</ref> Technically, neither [[oil]] sands nor tar sands describe the [[hydrocarbon]] deposit, as the most accurate expression would be '''bituminous sands''', but ~~practically no one refers~~ to ~~them that~~ way. ~~This term would provide~~ the ~~best description as it~~ is ~~not tar but~~ a thick form of oil known as [[bitumen]] that makes up the [[fossil fuel]] component of the sand. The [[bitumen]] content in these deposits varies from 1-18%.<ref name="RE2">Government of Alberta. (June 9, 2015). ''Facts about Alberta's oil sands and its industry'' [Online]. Available: http://history.alberta.ca/oilsands/resources/docs/facts_sheets09.pdf</ref> However, ~~over time~~ the term commonly used within the fossil fuel industry for these deposits has been oil sands, with widespread government and industry official acceptance of this term in the mid-1990s.<ref>National Task Force on Oilsands Strategy. (June 9, 2015). ''The Oilsands: A New Energy Vision for Canada''. (Edmonton: Alberta Chamber of Resources, 1995)</ref><ref>Anecdotally, [[who we are\|Jason Donev]], the editor for this encyclopedia has been corrected forcefully by people in the Alberta oil and gas sector at conferences. In these private communications social pressure has been brought to bear to not refer to these deposits as tar sands.</ref> Historically, oil sands were referred to as tar sands largely due to their (ineffective) use as a roofing and paving tar.<ref name="RE1"/> Over time this term was phased out as tar is vastly different from oil. Tar is a synthetically produced product created from [[coal]], [[wood]], [[petroleum]], or [[peat]] through a distillation process whereas oil is a naturally occurring petrochemical that can be upgraded into petroleum products.<ref name="RE1">Alberta Energy. (June 9, 2015). ''About Oil Sands'' [Online]. Available: http://www.energy.gov.ab.ca/oilsands/793.asp</ref> Because of this definition, the term "oil sands" is closer to the actual content and use of products extracted from this deposit.		<onlyinclude>'''Tar sands''' is a term that was historically<ref>See for example http://www.energy.alberta.ca/OilSands/793.asp accessed June 15th, 2015. The page discusses how this term had been used and is no longer used.</ref> used to refer to the [[oil sands]]. Now the term "tar sands" is used mostly in a derogatory fashion, particularly by those concerned about the [[environmental impacts of oil sands\|environmental impact]].</onlyinclude><ref>See for example, Greenpeace Canada: http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/Energy/tarsands/ accessed June 15th, 2015. This environmental group is clearly interested in stopping the extraction of these hydrocarbons.</ref> In the past, oil sands were substituted for tar, leading to the phrase "tar sands". Oil sands were ineffective in their use as a roofing and paving [[tar]] substitute though.<ref name="RE1"/> Over time this term was phased out as tar is vastly different from [[oil]]. Tar is a synthetically produced product created from [[coal]], [[wood]], [[petroleum]], or [[peat]] through a distillation process. Oil is a naturally occurring petrochemical that can be upgraded into petroleum products.<ref name="RE1">Alberta Energy. (June 9, 2015). ''About Oil Sands'' [Online]. Available: http://www.energy.gov.ab.ca/oilsands/793.asp</ref> The term "oil sands" more closely matches the actual content and use of products extracted from this deposit.

			Technically, neither [[oil]] sands nor tar sands describe the [[hydrocarbon]] deposit, as the most accurate expression would be '''bituminous sands''', but the sands are rarely referred to this way. The oil in the sands is a thick form of oil known as [[bitumen]] that makes up the [[fossil fuel]] component of the sand. The [[bitumen]] content in these deposits varies from 1-18%.<ref name="RE2">Government of Alberta. (June 9, 2015). ''Facts about Alberta's oil sands and its industry'' [Online]. Available: http://history.alberta.ca/oilsands/resources/docs/facts_sheets09.pdf</ref> However, the term commonly used within the fossil fuel industry for these deposits has been oil sands, with widespread government and industry official acceptance of this term in the mid-1990s.<ref>National Task Force on Oilsands Strategy. (June 9, 2015). ''The Oilsands: A New Energy Vision for Canada''. (Edmonton: Alberta Chamber of Resources, 1995)</ref><ref>Anecdotally, [[who we are\|Jason Donev]], the editor for this encyclopedia has been corrected forcefully by people in the Alberta oil and gas sector at conferences. In these private communications social pressure has been brought to bear to not refer to these deposits as tar sands.</ref>

	The [[who we are\|energy education team]] chooses to refer to these deposits by the industry name, but wishes to remain neutral as to their development. To learn more about the oil sands, click [[oil sands\|here]].		The [[who we are\|energy education team]] chooses to refer to these deposits by the industry name, but wishes to remain neutral as to their development. To learn more about the oil sands, click [[oil sands\|here]].

			==Further Reading==

			Please visit the following pages for much more information on nuclear science and its role in the energy industry.
			*[[Fossil fuel]]
			*[[Crude oil]]
			*[[Oil sands]]
			*[[Oil sands extraction]]
			*[[Oil formation]]
			*[[Bitumen]]
			*Or explore a [[Special:Random\|random page]]

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Uploaded]]		[[Category:Uploaded]]

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	[[File:640px-Stalmeyer_Quarry_Tar_Sands.jpg\|400px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. A bitumen (oil sands) deposit in Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (June 9, 2015). ''Stalmeyer Quarry'' [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stalmeyer_Quarry_Tar_Sands.jpg#/media/File:Stalmeyer_Quarry_Tar_Sands.jpg</ref>]]		[[File:640px-Stalmeyer_Quarry_Tar_Sands.jpg\|400px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. A bitumen (oil sands) deposit in Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (June 9, 2015). ''Stalmeyer Quarry'' [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stalmeyer_Quarry_Tar_Sands.jpg#/media/File:Stalmeyer_Quarry_Tar_Sands.jpg</ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>'''Tar sands''' is a term that was historically<ref>See for example http://www.energy.alberta.ca/OilSands/793.asp accessed June 15th, 2015. The page discusses how this term had been used and is no longer used.</ref> used to refer to the [[oil sands]]. Now the term mostly used by people who wish to be derogatory, especially those concerned about the [[environmental impacts of oil sands\|environmental impact]].</onlyinclude><ref>See for example, Greenpeace Canada: http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/Energy/tarsands/ accessed June 15th, 2015. This environmental group is clearly interested in stopping the extraction of these hydrocarbons.</ref> Technically, neither [[oil]] sands nor tar sands describe the [[hydrocarbon]] deposit, as the most accurate expression would be '''bituminous sands''', but practically no one refers to them that way. This term would provide the best description as it is not tar but a thick form of oil known as [[bitumen]] that makes up the [[fossil fuel]] component of the sand. The [[bitumen]] content in these deposits varies from 1-18%.<ref name="RE2">Government of Alberta. (June 9, 2015). ''Facts about Alberta's oil sands and its industry'' [Online]. Available: http://history.alberta.ca/oilsands/resources/docs/facts_sheets09.pdf</ref> However, over time the term commonly used within the fossil fuel industry for these deposits has been oil sands, with widespread government and industry official acceptance of this term in the mid-1990s.<ref>National Task Force on Oilsands Strategy. (June 9, 2015). ''The Oilsands: A New Energy Vision for Canada''. (Edmonton: Alberta Chamber of Resources, 1995)</ref><ref>Anecdotally, [[who we are\|Jason Donev]], the editor for this encyclopedia has been corrected forcefully by people in the Alberta oil and gas sector at conferences. In these private communications social pressure has been brought to bear to not refer to these deposits as tar sands.</ref> Historically, oil sands were referred to as tar sands largely due to their (ineffective) use as a roofing and paving tar.<ref name="RE1"/> Over time this term was phased out as tar is vastly different from oil. Tar is a synthetically produced product created from [[coal]], [[wood]], [[petroleum]], or [[peat]] through a distillation process whereas oil is a naturally occurring petrochemical that can be upgraded into petroleum products.<ref name="RE1">Alberta Energy. (June 9, 2015). ''About Oil Sands'' [Online]. Available: http://www.energy.gov.ab.ca/oilsands/793.asp</ref> Because of this definition, the term "oil sands" is closer to the actual content and use of products extracted from this deposit.		<onlyinclude>'''Tar sands''' is a term that was historically<ref>See for example http://www.energy.alberta.ca/OilSands/793.asp accessed June 15th, 2015. The page discusses how this term had been used and is no longer used.</ref> used to refer to the [[oil sands]]. Now the term is mostly used by people who wish to be derogatory, especially those concerned about the [[environmental impacts of oil sands\|environmental impact]].</onlyinclude><ref>See for example, Greenpeace Canada: http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/Energy/tarsands/ accessed June 15th, 2015. This environmental group is clearly interested in stopping the extraction of these hydrocarbons.</ref> Technically, neither [[oil]] sands nor tar sands describe the [[hydrocarbon]] deposit, as the most accurate expression would be '''bituminous sands''', but practically no one refers to them that way. This term would provide the best description as it is not tar but a thick form of oil known as [[bitumen]] that makes up the [[fossil fuel]] component of the sand. The [[bitumen]] content in these deposits varies from 1-18%.<ref name="RE2">Government of Alberta. (June 9, 2015). ''Facts about Alberta's oil sands and its industry'' [Online]. Available: http://history.alberta.ca/oilsands/resources/docs/facts_sheets09.pdf</ref> However, over time the term commonly used within the fossil fuel industry for these deposits has been oil sands, with widespread government and industry official acceptance of this term in the mid-1990s.<ref>National Task Force on Oilsands Strategy. (June 9, 2015). ''The Oilsands: A New Energy Vision for Canada''. (Edmonton: Alberta Chamber of Resources, 1995)</ref><ref>Anecdotally, [[who we are\|Jason Donev]], the editor for this encyclopedia has been corrected forcefully by people in the Alberta oil and gas sector at conferences. In these private communications social pressure has been brought to bear to not refer to these deposits as tar sands.</ref> Historically, oil sands were referred to as tar sands largely due to their (ineffective) use as a roofing and paving tar.<ref name="RE1"/> Over time this term was phased out as tar is vastly different from oil. Tar is a synthetically produced product created from [[coal]], [[wood]], [[petroleum]], or [[peat]] through a distillation process whereas oil is a naturally occurring petrochemical that can be upgraded into petroleum products.<ref name="RE1">Alberta Energy. (June 9, 2015). ''About Oil Sands'' [Online]. Available: http://www.energy.gov.ab.ca/oilsands/793.asp</ref> Because of this definition, the term "oil sands" is closer to the actual content and use of products extracted from this deposit.

	The [[who we are\|energy education team]] chooses to refer to these deposits by the industry name, but wishes to remain neutral as to their development. To learn more about the oil sands, click [[oil sands\|here]].		The [[who we are\|energy education team]] chooses to refer to these deposits by the industry name, but wishes to remain neutral as to their development. To learn more about the oil sands, click [[oil sands\|here]].

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[[File:640px-Stalmeyer_Quarry_Tar_Sands.jpg|400px|framed|right|Figure 1. A bitumen (oil sands) deposit in Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (June 9, 2015). ''Stalmeyer Quarry'' [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stalmeyer_Quarry_Tar_Sands.jpg#/media/File:Stalmeyer_Quarry_Tar_Sands.jpg</ref>]]
<onlyinclude>'''Tar sands''' is a term that was historically<ref>See for example http://www.energy.alberta.ca/OilSands/793.asp accessed June 15th, 2015. The page discusses how this term had been used and is no longer used.</ref> used to refer to the [[oil sands]]. Now the term mostly used by people who wish to be derogatory, especially those concerned about the [[environmental impacts of oil sands|environmental impact]].</onlyinclude><ref>See for example, Greenpeace Canada: http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/Energy/tarsands/ accessed June 15th, 2015. This environmental group is clearly interested in stopping the extraction of these hydrocarbons.</ref> Technically, neither [[oil]] sands nor tar sands describe the [[hydrocarbon]] deposit, as the most accurate expression would be '''bituminous sands''', but practically no one refers to them that way. This term would provide the best description as it is not tar but a thick form of oil known as [[bitumen]] that makes up the [[fossil fuel]] component of the sand. The [[bitumen]] content in these deposits varies from 1-18%.<ref name="RE2">Government of Alberta. (June 9, 2015). ''Facts about Alberta's oil sands and its industry'' [Online]. Available: http://history.alberta.ca/oilsands/resources/docs/facts_sheets09.pdf</ref> However, over time the term commonly used within the fossil fuel industry for these deposits has been oil sands, with widespread government and industry official acceptance of this term in the mid-1990s.<ref>National Task Force on Oilsands Strategy. (June 9, 2015). ''The Oilsands: A New Energy Vision for Canada''. (Edmonton: Alberta Chamber of Resources, 1995)</ref><ref>Anecdotally, [[who we are|Jason Donev]], the editor for this encyclopedia has been corrected forcefully by people in the Alberta oil and gas sector at conferences. In these private communications social pressure has been brought to bear to not refer to these deposits as tar sands.</ref> Historically, oil sands were referred to as tar sands largely due to their (ineffective) use as a roofing and paving tar.<ref name="RE1"/> Over time this term was phased out as tar is vastly different from oil. Tar is a synthetically produced product created from [[coal]], [[wood]], [[petroleum]], or [[peat]] through a distillation process whereas oil is a naturally occurring petrochemical that can be upgraded into petroleum products.<ref name="RE1">Alberta Energy. (June 9, 2015). ''About Oil Sands'' [Online]. Available: http://www.energy.gov.ab.ca/oilsands/793.asp</ref> Because of this definition, the term "oil sands" is closer to the actual content and use of products extracted from this deposit.

The [[who we are|energy education team]] chooses to refer to these deposits by the industry name, but wishes to remain neutral as to their development. To learn more about the oil sands, click [[oil sands|here]].

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Uploaded]]