News article from Oct. 20, 2007. It discusses the impact of Alberta's oil industry on the town of Fort McMurray. As the cost of a barrel of oil has risen, it has become financially feasible to extract oil from Alberta's tar sands, a more expensive process. This has created an economic boom for Fort McMurray, as well as many social and environmental problems.

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