This shot is from a plane as we are landing in Niznevartovsk, a western Siberian city located on the Obb River. Notice that the "water" is black. That is because you are looking at crude oil. The trees have been killed, that is why they are white and have no leaves.

Some oil companies report that 10% of their oil is spilled through leaks in pipelines. Not bad, this is the largest oil producing area in Russia. The area is permafrost covered, which makes removal difficult: there is nowhere to put it if you could move it!