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Neil Young compares Fort McMurray to Hiroshima

MINING.com Editor | September 11, 2013 | 6:47 am Energy Canada 

Never one to shy away from controversy, legendary Canadian musician Neil Young has called Fort McMurray, the town supporting the oil sands boom, a 'wasteland' that 'looks like Hiroshima,' at a National Farmers Union event in Washington, DC. The comments...

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