Will Obama stop the tar sands devastation?
In anticipation of Obama's visit to Canada, environmentalists circulate petition to stop 'dirty oil.'
Photos: Athabasca River Before and After by Forest Ethics
None of these more obvious impacts, and other impacts like soil erosion, endangered wildlife, ecosystem stability and long-term impacts on human health are factored into the cost of tar sand oil. So for this reason, Forest Ethics in conjunction with two Native Tribes in the region, have taken out full page ads in USA Today this week (right)."Both the federal and provincial governments have failed our aboriginal community for the sake of money, for the sake of corporate interests, and for the sake of increasing energy exports to the United States. We are seeing disheartening toxicity levels in our animal life and have now received confirmation of unacceptable cancer rates to people in our community. As a people who have been here for thousands of years, we are sad that no one will listen and that government sits back and issues denials and publicity campaigns without substance."Forest Ethics is currently running a petition to Barack Obama and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper. You can sign it here.To learn more about the Alberta Tar Sands, I highly encourage the in-depth report written by Don Woynillowicz of World Watch Institute.
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