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» 2008 » February

Held Hostage by Tar Sands

Posted: Monday, February 11th, 2008 • Author: Xander
Categories: Articles: Political Issues, Articles: Pollution Issues • Comments: Awaiting Comments

Held Hostage by Tar SandsAlberta’s greed is a threat to Canada and the world.

As Canada’s premiers gather in Vancouver this coming Monday for the Council of the Federation meeting, the future of Canada is again at stake. But this time the threat isn’t Quebec nationalism so much as it’s global warming pollution from the Alberta tar sands.

And Western Canada’s traditional complaint is bang on: it’s Ottawa’s fault.

Stephen Harper refuses to show leadership and put hard caps on Canada’s global warming emissions — all so the tar sands can keep growing. No matter how much Canadians clamor to join the global fight against climate change, we are being held hostage by the tar sands.

The tar sands have quickly grown to become the most destructive project on Earth. Their greenhouse gas emissions are the main reason Canada’s emissions keep rising, the main reason we cannot live up to international agreements, the main reason we are becoming an international pariah on the most important issue facing humanity.

Source: www.thetyee.ca/…

LS » Prime Minister Steve and pretty much everyone from the province of Alberta seem to be drunk on tar sands oil and it is getting gross. I think it might be time for an election …