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"David Lavallée, dans un voyage de trois ans, partant des champs de glace, jusqu'aux champs de pétrole, examine comment l'expansion des sables bitumineux de l'Alberta est en train de mettre en péril la moitié des sources d'approvisionnement en eau du Canada. Avec une narration par l'acteur et écologiste Peter Coyote, le film expose comment le bitume, les ruptures de barrages ou d'oléoducs et le trafic des pétroliers forment un "triangle de préoccupation" face aux cours d'eau menacés, qui se déversent de l'Arctique, au lac Winnipeg, jusqu'à la côte du Pacifique. "White Water, Black Gold" est le témoignage d'une masse de citoyens, debout face au monde de l'industrie, assoiffé de pétrole."
""White Water, Black Gold follows David Lavallee on his three-year journey across Western Canada in search of the truth about the impact of the world's thirstiest oil industry. This is a journey of jarring contrasts, from the pristine mountain ice fields that are the source of the industry's water, to the Tar Sands tailing ponds, where thousands of migrating birds have unwittingly landed and died ... White Water, Black Gold is a sober look at the untold costs associated with developing this major oil deposit, and raises important questions about how much environmental damage we're willing to tolerate to feed our oil appetite"--Container."@en
"Ce documentaire est le récit d'un voyage effectué par le réalisateur, voyage de trois ans dans l'Ouest canadien à chercher des réponses aux questions posées par les activités les plus consommatrices d'eau de l'industrie pétrolière: l'exploitation des sables bitumineux. Il fait de terribles et consternantes découvertes sur les extrêmes dommages causés par cette industrie. Ce film jette un regard inquiet sur les énormes coûts environnementaux cachés associés à ce type de développement. [Cinoche.com]."
""Tells the story of David Lavallee's three year journey across Western Canadian watersheds in search of answers about the activities of the world's thirstiest oil industry: the Tarsands... In the course of his journey he makes many discoveries: new science shows that water resources in an era of climate change will be increasingly scarce; First Nations people living downstream are contracting bizarre cancers; the upgrading of this oil threatens multiple river systems across Canada and the tailings ponds containing the waste by-products of the process threaten to befoul the third largest watershed in the world. Additionally, a planned pipeline across British Columbia brings fresh threats to BC Rivers and the Pacific Ocean. "White Water, Black Gold" is a sober look at the untold costs associated with developing the second largest deposit of "oil" in the world. Its conclusions are drawn from the latest science coming out of the University of Alberta and the University of Regina, as well as the viewpoints of people living downstream, such as the communities of Fort Mckay and Fort Chipewyan, as well as First Nations on the Pacific Coast"--Container."
""Tells the story of David Lavallee's three year journey across Western Canadian watersheds in search of answers about the activities of the world's thirstiest oil industry: the Tarsands ... In the course of his journey he makes many discoveries: new science shows that water resources in an era of climate change will be increasingly scarce; First Nations people living downstream are contracting bizarre cancers; the upgrading of this oil threatens multiple river systems across Canada and the tailings ponds containing the waste by-products of the process threaten to befoul the third largest watershed in the world. Additionally, a planned pipeline across British Columbia brings fresh threats to BC Rivers and the Pacific Ocean. "White Water, Black Gold" is a sober look at the untold costs associated with developing the second largest deposit of "oil" in the world. Its conclusions are drawn from the latest science coming out of the University of Alberta and the University of Regina, as well as the viewpoints of people living downstream, such as the communities of Fort Mckay and Fort Chipewyan, as well as First Nations on the Pacific Coast."--Container."@en
"Follows David Lavallee on his three-year journey across Western Canada in search of the truth about the impact of the world's thirstiest oil industry. This is a journey of jarring contrasts, from the pristine mountain ice fields that are the source of the industry's water, to the Tar Sands tailing ponds, where thousands of migrating birds have unwittingly landed and died. Both government and industry spokespeople deny any cause for concern, but in the course of his journey, Lavallee, backed by university scientists, makes a number of discoveries that challenge that assessment and raise serious concerns for Canada and the United States. Native peoples living downstream are contracting unusual cancers; new science shows that water resources in an era of climate change will be increasingly scarce; the proposed upgrading of the oilfields could endanger multiple river systems across Canada that make up about half of its water supply; and a planned oil pipeline across British Columbia brings fresh threats to rivers, salmon, and the Pacific Ocean. It is a sober look at the untold costs associated with developing this major oil deposit, and raises important questions about how much environmental damage we're willing to tolerate to feed our oil appetite."@en
"White water, black gold tells the story of David Lavallee's three year journey across Western Canadian watersheds in search of answers about the activities of the world's thirstiest oil industry: the tarsands ... In the course of his journey he makes many discoveries: new science shows that water resources in an era of climate change will be increasingly scarce; First Nations people living downstream are contracting bizarre cancers; the upgrading of this oil threatens multiple river systems across Canada; and the tailings ponds containing the waste by-products threaten to befoul the third largest watershed in the world. Additionally, a planned pipeline across British Columbia brings fresh threats to BC Rivers and the Pacific Ocean."
""White Water, Black Gold" tells the story of David Lavallee's three year journey across western Canadian watersheds in search of answers about the activities of the world's thirstiest oil industry; the Tarsands. David works as a hiking guide in the Canadian Rockies. Over the last 15 years he has observed profound changes to the mountain landscapes due to climate change. When he finds out that 1500 km downstream of the Columbia Icefields, where he works, one industry is consuming massive amounts of water to make oil and feed global energy markets, he is shocked. Why doesn't he know more about the multinational corporations operating in his own province? This necessitates a journey - from icefields, to oilfields. In the course of his journey he makes many discoveries: new science shows that water resources in an era of climate change will be increasingly scarce; first nations people living downstream are contracting bizarre cancers; the upgrading of this oil threatens multiple river systems across Canada and the tailings ponds containing the waste by-products of the process threaten to befoul the third largest watershed in the world. Additionally, a planned pipeline across British Columbia brings fresh threats to BC Rivers and the Pacific Ocean. "White Water, Black Gold" is a sober look at the untold costs associated with developing the second largest deposit of "oil" in the world. Its conclusions are drawn from the latest science coming out of the University of Alberta and the University of Regina, as well as the viewpoints of people living downstream, such as the communities of Fort Mckay and Fort Chipewyan, as well as First Nations on the Pacific Coast."@en