Rainforest Action Network Scales 50' Flagpole at RBC Headquarters; Asking for Help from CEO's Wife to Stop Tar Sands
Posted: July 28, 2009July 28, 2009, Toronto- A weeklong buzz around mysterious "please help us Mrs. Nixon" posters in...Read More
Social Damage
Tar sands industry growth is being completely unmanaged by the Alberta government, leading to problems in housing, services, and the overall standard of living for many Albertans. Additionally, residents are seeing very little benefit from the resource exploitation through royalty rates. The only benefactors of industry growth have been corporations and those already in the top income bracket. Low income residents have seen a decrease in living standards, mainly due to increases in rent and living costs and no significant increases in wages to compensate
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Social Damage Articles
July 28, 2009, Toronto- A weeklong buzz around mysterious "please help us Mrs. Nixon" posters in...Read More
Chevron Appeals Refinery Expansion Decision
Posted: July 21, 2009Torm Nompraseurt, Jessica Tovar, Brian Smith, Dr. Henry Clark & Leonard Webster, July 20, 2009,...Read More
Prentice calls delay in MacKenzie valley pipeline review 'outrageous'
Posted: July 20, 2009Juliet O’Neill, July 20, 2009, Canwest News Service--Environment Minister Jim Prentice has...Read More
Hyperion Oil Challenging Proposed Air Quality Permit
Posted: July 20, 2009Brian Allen, July 14,2009, KSFY Action News--A showdown in Pierre tomorrow involving the state of...Read More
Will Dr. John O’Connor Ever Be Cleared?
Posted: July 20, 2009Editorial, July 14 2009, Slave River Journal --The charge of “causing undue alarm” against a...Read More
Slow down development of Alberta's oilsands: Lougheed
Posted: July 16, 2009Dan Healing , July 14, 2009, Calgary Herald, CALGARY - The Ed Stelmach government should take...Read More
Where is transparency?
Posted: July 15, 2009Denise Wilson, June 18, 2009, Edmonton Journal -- The Alberta Energy Report in the June 11 edition...Read More
High Street Brands linked to Tar Sands Climate Catastrophe – Ethical Consumer launches boycott campaign
Posted: July 2, 2009Leading UK brands, including Superdrug, Nouvelle recycled toilet paper and 3 mobile are owned by...Read More
A public tarring in Saudi Canada
Posted: June 30, 2009Andrew Nikiforuk, June 28, 2009, Toronto Star--Earlier this month, Dr. John O'Connor, a dedicated...Read More
Chip Health Concerns Inconclusive: MP Jean says good records have not been kept
Posted: June 26, 2009Shawn Bell, June 9, 2009, Slave River Journal--The MP responsible for Fort Chipewyan says while...Read More
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The New Green Economy Network
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Moratorium Now!
6 Good Reasons why there should be a Moratorium Now on the expansion of the Alberta Tar Sands. Check it out. - Read more
Tar Sands Showdown: Building a Blue-Green Alliance in our Communities
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Corporate Profile of ENBRIDGE! Read it now and watch an interview featuring Richard Girard discussing the profile.
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
11 Million Litres a Day: The Tar Sands' Leaking Legacy A report from Environmental Defence 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