<div>Canada's most shameful environmental secret must not remain hidden | Tzeporah Berman</div>

Tar sands have been dubbed the largest – and most destructive – industrial project in human history. And Canada is on the forefront of their exploitationThis week, the Canadian government will be in Bonn touting Canada’s climate plan. It will be joined by Canadian oil companies working to put a green hue on Canadian tar sands – but the world shouldn’t be fooled.The truth is, Canada cannot yet meet its own arguably weak climate targets. The country plans to expand oil and gas production despite evidence that this is inconsistent with Paris goals. Then, there is the issue of the toxic sludge of waste products from Canada’s tar sands destruction, which form what are known as tailings ponds. These open, unlined ponds currently cover 220 sq km, an area of land equivalent to 73 New York Central Parks Related: Shell’s sale of dirty tar sands assets cleans up debt and spruces image Continue reading...