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Tar Sands Watch Issue Factsheets

Tar Sands Watch Issue Factsheets

The Basics -- http://www.tarsandswatch.org/files/The%20Basics.pdf

Climate Change -- http://www.tarsandswatch.org/files/Climate%20Change.pdf

Economic Dislocation -- http://www.tarsandswatch.org/files/Economic%20Dislocation.pdf

Energy Security -- http://www.tarsandswatch.org/files/Energy%20Security.pdf

Indigenous Rights -- http://www.tarsandswatch.org/files/Indigenous%20Rights.pdf

Infrastructure -- http://www.tarsandswatch.org/files/Infrastructure.pdf

Military Links -- http://www.tarsandswatch.org/files/Military%20Links.pdf

Social Damage -- http://www.tarsandswatch.org/files/Social%20Damage.pdf

Water Contamination -- http://www.tarsandswatch.org/files/Water%20Contamination.pdf

Water Depletion -- http://www.tarsandswatch.org/files/Water%20Depletion.pdf

Further Resources -- http://www.tarsandswatch.org/files/Further%20Resources.pdf



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Tar Sands Showdown: Guide to Municipal Action Action Guide: Check it out. - Read more

Tar Sands Showdown: Infrastructure and Market Campaign Action Guide: Check it out. - Read more

Tar Sands Showdown: Building a Blue-Green Alliance in our Communities Action Guide: Check it out. - Read more

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TAR SANDS BLOW new campaign video! Watch it now!

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

Upgrader Alley: Oil Sands Fever Strikes Edmonton A report from the Pembina Institute. Read More

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

Taming the Tempest: A report from the Parkland Institute proposing "An Alternate Development Strategy for Alberta" Read more

Under-Mining the Environment A report by the Pembina Institute and WWF-Canada comparative assessment of different mining projects in the Alberta tars sands. Read more

Driving It Home; Choosing the Right Path for Fueling North America's Transportation Future A report by NRDC, Pembina Insitute and Western Resource Advocates. Read more