Sure Zuni in order to extract the oil form the tar sands they need to use water in the refinement process water is the lifeblood of our bodies worth more then any oil. As you know we are 70% water . The amount of water they use to extract the oil is never going to be able to be refined into a state where we the public could be able to consume it as drinking water in our lifetimes . Using water to extract oil from any product is plainly wrong regardless of the product