Comment on Mojave Desert solar plant kills 6,000 birds a yearparentComments−beefman10yIt may be. Oil has a really high energy density though.Overall, surface mining of tar sands has to be one of the worst ways to get energy (in situ extraction techniques like SAGD do somewhat better).−ch4s310yThat's true. I hadn't considered energy density.
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It may be. Oil has a really high energy density though.
Overall, surface mining of tar sands has to be one of the worst ways to get energy (in situ extraction techniques like SAGD do somewhat better).
That's true. I hadn't considered energy density.