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A 'ghost town' created in Detroit, with a little help from Canadian oil wealth

2014-04-14 15:36:16| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Canadian Press: It looks like a ghost town, and Canadian oil helped build it. The burned-out, abandoned parcels of property in a west-end Detroit neighbourhood are the reverse image of an oil boom town a ramshackle yin to the thriving yang of Fort McMurray, Alta. For three-quarters of a century, crude oil has arrived here at the Marathon refinery. Even as this once-bustling, blue-collar area became blighted by crime and neglect like so much of Detroit, the industry survived. So when neighbours started complaining...

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