text: This is a classic black box  look at an issue that shouldn't be oversimplified. I get the GHG emission argument but they completely miss the swath of other environmental concerns related to oil sands  development:   
     water contamination from processing, biodiversity of "reclaimed" areas, damage from inevitable spills, NOx....
  
  The only Charade here is that the benefits of oil sand development outweigh the risks...