Mike Hudema Climate and Energy Campaigner, Greenpeace 10 Reasons Neil Young is Right About the Tar Sands 1. The Beaver Lake Cree have recorded more than 20,000 treaty rights violations on their traditional territory due to tar sands development. 2. Canada ranked dead last in OECD countries this year when it comes to environmental protection. 3. In order to avoid runaway climate change, UN Climate chief Christiana Figueres once again stated bluntly, Two-thirds of the fossil fuels we have will have to stay in the ground. That means many tar sands projects can never be built if our world is going to have a chance. 4. According to the Harper governments own numbers emissions from the tar sands are set to quadruple. 5. Alberta, home to the tar sands, has disturbed the natural landscape more than any other province is Canada. 6. A new study shows that when mixed with sediment bitumen sinks in salt water making a tanker spill almost impossible to clean up. 7. Over 130 First Nations have signed the Save the Fraser declaration opposing tar sands development on their traditional territory. 8. The oil industry literally re-wrote Canadas environmental laws. 9. Alberta enforces less than 1% of tar sands environmental violations. 10. After 8-months four CNRL tar sands spills are still spilling. This is supposed to be the environmentally friendly form of tar sands development. At the end of the day, Ive heard more truth from Neil Young on the tar sands than I ever have from the Prime Minister. VIA Mel NoEnbridge Clifton
Posted on: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 22:24:34 +0000
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