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Jonathan Price with
September 17, 2012

Bringing post-mined oil sands land back to nature

When Jonathan Price heard an oil industry expert say it was impossible to restore peatlands to Alberta landscapes left barren by oil sands mining, he took up the challenge. UsingÌýhydrogeological modelling, combined with theory, intuition and practical experience, the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ geography and environmental management professor and his team are doing what no one has ever done before.

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