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| Tar Nation! | 03/12/2010 - 16:34 |
| Exigez une économie axée sur des énergies propres! | 02/26/2010 - 16:50 |
| President Obama - Beware of Stephen Harper | 09/11/2009 - 18:45 |
| Send M.P. Paul Dewar a note | 09/08/2009 - 18:47 |
| Michael Ignatieff is Stuck in the Tar Sands | 07/07/2009 - 20:25 |
| Secretary Clinton - Say No to the Tar Sands | 06/24/2009 - 13:59 |
| A Message to Canada’s Political Leaders: ‘Stop Ducking Obama’s NAFTA Challenge!’ | 09/30/2008 - 13:49 |
| Open Letter to Premier Ed Stelmach re: Toxic Concerns in Fort Chipewyan | 02/25/2008 - 15:33 |
| Open Letter to John Baird, Environment Minister | 04/24/2007 - 16:56 |
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Everyone's Downstream III: From the Front Lines to the Finish Lines-Races to the Bottom
Jan. 15-17th, 2010 in Edmonton, Alberta;
Hear about the impacts of the tar sands from affected communities, learn about the corporations involved, and discuss collective strategies to build resistance. Organized by Oilsands Truth with support from Rainforest Action Network and the Indigenous Environmental Network.
For more information, check out http://oilsandstruth.org/edsiii or contact macdonald@oilsandstruth.org
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Tar Sands Showdown: Building a Blue-Green Alliance in our Communities
Action Guide: Check it out. - Read more
Canadian Mayors Letter to President Obama
Green Jobs, Yes We Can
Tar Sands, No We Can’t
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Windsor Community Roundtable--A Case Study Find out how one community in Ontario has generated local action and awareness around the tar sands developments. Your community could be next! Check it out
"TAR SANDS SHOWDOWN" by, Tony Clarke is now available for purchase! Buy it here.
Check out Tony Clarke on YouTube talking about the tar sands.
Toxic Trail Exposure: Youth Delegation Tracks Tar Sands in Great Lakes Region A report by the Polaris Institute that summarizes the findings and recommendations of 10 Ontario youth who traveled to Sarnia, Detroit and Windsor in August 2009. Read the Report
The Polaris Institute has created a series of 10 factsheets on different issues associated with tar sands development Read the Factsheets
Danger in the Nursery: Impact of Tar Sands Oil Development in Canada’s Boreal on Birds A report from NRDC, Boreal Songbird Initiative, and Pembina Institute Read the Report
11 Million Litres a Day: The Tar Sands' Leaking Legacy A report from Environmental Defence Read the Report
Freezing in the Dark: Why Canada Needs Strategic Petroleum Reserves A report from the Parkland Institute and Polaris Institute Read The Report
Financing of fossil fuels and renewable energy by Canadian banks A report by RainForest Action Network Read The Report
Pumped up: How Canada subsidizes fossil fuels at the expense of green alternatives KAIROS released a report on federal government subsidies to the oil and gas sector, including the tar sands. Read More
Federal Government Missing in Action on Most Destructive Project on Earth – the Tar Sands [February 2008] A report from Environmental Defence highlighting the downstream effects of tar sands development. Read More
A Town's Toxic Questions - Fort Chipewyan they are getting cancer at an alarming rate, and hired their own expert to find out if their food is toxic. We take you to a town that's living in fear - and ask the provincial environment ministry what it's doing about it. Watch it here
Toxic Alberta series by VBS television Last winter VBS decided to do a story on the Oil Sands of Alberta. So far no American media outlet had comprehensively covered it and even the local press's approach has left a lot to be desired. VBS - Toxic Alberta