Undue Alarm
The Irish doctor and the world’s biggest oil reserve.
Dr John O’Connor came to prominence in Canada when he began to notice the high rates of cancer in his patients – all residents of Fort Chipewyan in northern Alberta. This remote community lies on the edge of the Canadian tar sands project, one of the largest oilfields in the world – and that’s where the story begins….
Photo: Dr John O’Connor in the remote region of Fort Chipewyan
RTÉ Radio 1 Saturday 31 August at 1pm