The book opens on an illustrated map of Canada and then, turning the page, Beaton narrows in on Alberta. A single dot marks Syncrude, an oil sands plant that Beaton described to Rogers as ...

I spent a week in the Athabasca oil sands last month and what I saw was a truly massive operation that's driven by the demand for something we all use every day. The Athabasca sands hold the ...