Elizabeth May

In the world of globalization, the fossil fuel masters of the universe who are digging up our boreal forest and our muskeg and scraping out the bitumen would rather have Canadians take all the risks - and then the oceans take the risks to ship it to refineries that they've already built in other countries rather than create jobs for Canadians here.

Canadian Politician

Andrew Nikiforuk

Bitumen, the new national staple, is redefining the character and destiny of Canada. Rapid development of the tar sands has created a foreign policy that favours the export of bitumen to the United States and lax immigration standards that champion the import of global bitumen workers.

Canadian Journalist

When we talk about product by pipeline or product by rail we need to be highly specific about what product we are shipping and under what terms and for what purpose. Solid bitumen by rail is safe as houses, but as again crude by rail poses different risk.

Much of the U.S. Midwest is already running on bitumen. Do we want to extend this addiction? And at what cost? Or should we set other goals and say one to two million barrels of oil a day from the tar sands is all we really need to make the transition?

The safest way to ship bitumen is by rail. Now, there are other things that you get doing it that way. There's probably more greenhouse gases in shipping it by rail. I think certainly there are.

There's a lot of propaganda that contaminates a discussion around what we should do about pipelines, how our economy may or may not be dependent on exports of raw bitumen.

N. Murray Edwards

From a Canadian partisan perspective, the more we can upgrade bitumen in Canada, the more we can create jobs in value added, in tax revenues for all Canadians.

Canadian Businessman

We oppose any pipeline whose sole purpose is to export bitumen from Canada to make profits in other countries.

Gladys Berejiklian

I know what difference it makes to a community if a dirt road becomes a bitumen road.

Australian Politician

It doesn't make sense to have a bitumen export economy.

Bitumen is often mentioned in infrastructure and construction discussions.

Industrial Use

While commonly black, bitumen's color can vary depending on its composition.

Not Always Black

Refers to thickness; when heated, bitumen becomes less viscous and easier to work with.

Viscosity Matters

Bitumen is often found at ancient sites, signifying its historical use as a binder.

Archaeological Finds

Historically, bitumen was used to waterproof objects like boats or containers.

Ancient Waterproofing

Bitumen also had aesthetic uses in the past, such as in mosaics or jewelry.

Art and Decoration

 but we have a solution. Here you see actually how the damage appears in this material. It's a porous asphalt, like I said, so you have only a small amount of binder between the stones. Due to weathering, due to U.V. light, due to oxidation, this binder, this bitumen, the glue between the aggregates is going to shrink,

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 than my wife this appears to be a more marked effect and the other thing I should mention was there was no change in bitumen D this is separate from vitamin D so vitamin D is good for you it stops rickets it provides calcium atados important stuff but this is a

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 photography and it is also a world-class destination for Leopard don't let me don't think because we can get close in person that these animals are tame by no means tame the bitumen process that's gone on for many many years with regards