[All] Fwd: Canada's deadly oil

[Robert Milligan]

FYI
RM

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> From: "Emma Ruby-Sachs - Avaaz.org" <avaaz at avaaz.org>
> Date: August 30, 2011 5:02:56 PM GMT-04:00
> To: "mill at continuum.org" <mill at continuum.org>
> Subject: Canada's deadly oil
>
> Dear friends across Canada,
>
>
>
> Obama is close to making a decision on a new cross-border pipeline  
> that would massively increase the flow of Canada’s deadly tar sands  
> oil. American activists are rallying against the pipeline -- let’s  
> strengthen their hand with a giant outcry from Canadians calling on  
> Obama to protect the world from our deadly oil:
>
>
> Canada mines deadly oil that creates toxic sludge lakes and destroys  
> forests in Alberta -- and Harper needs Obama's help to sell it. Our  
> own government is captured by powerful oil interests, but Obama is  
> wavering on building a new cross-border pipeline. If enough  
> Canadians ask him to protect the world from our deadly oil, we could  
> tip the balance away from pollution.
>
> Within days, President Obama could decide whether to allow a massive  
> tar sands pipeline right through the middle of the U.S. -- boosting  
> tar sands production and risking the contamination of major fresh  
> water sources in his own country. PM Harper and his oil cronies have  
> tarnished Canada's beauty and reputation, but Obama has the ultimate  
> say on pipeline approval and he’s keen to strengthen his green  
> credentials. He could override Harper's stubborn support for deadly  
> oil.
>
> Harper stopped listening to Canadians about climate a long time ago.  
> Now, we have the chance to lobby the US and cut-off deadly oil for  
> good. When we reach 50,000 signatures, we'll deliver our call  
> directly to the White House. Let’s save Canada’s tarred image --  
> sign now and forward to everyone you know:
>
> http://www.avaaz.org/en/canadas_deadly_oil/?vl
>
> Tar sands oil creates huge tailing ponds so toxic that animals,  
> including migrating birds, die if they touch the water. Teams of  
> people are employed just to scrape the dead animals from the sludge  
> ponds each day. Refining tar sands spreads cancerous heavy metals  
> and sulphur through Canada’s rivers, and many indigenous communities  
> in the area report an increase in rare cancers.
>
> Our government’s push for increased deadly oil production has been  
> relentless. Just weeks ago, when Europe considered applying  
> pollution standards to tar sands oil, the entire Canadian government  
> launched a ferocious counter-attack, even threatening trade  
> sanctions. However, the US has a powerful green-friendly leader who  
> is eager to win approval from environmental groups -- and his  
> rejection of the tar sands pipeline would, according to one Alberta  
> politician, permanently land-lock deadly oil, gutting the industry  
> and limiting pollution.
>
> Many of Obama’s green bills have faced fierce opposition in  
> Congress, but approving the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is a  
> decision he makes alone. Let’s join our friends in the US and around  
> the world to place the spotlight on Obama with our Canadian petition  
> to reject deadly oil. It will be delivered to the White House on  
> Friday. Sign now and forward to everyone:
>
> http://www.avaaz.org/en/canadas_deadly_oil/?vl
>
> Canada is repeatedly named the worst country in the world on  
> climate. Still, it is unlikely that our domestic politics will  
> change overnight. Today though, we can still fight to keep deadly  
> oil in the ground and secure a safer climate future. Avaaz members  
> in Britain helped push their government to support a EU initiative  
> to keep tar sands oil out of Europe this summer and we can build on  
> their momentum -- together, we can win a North American victory  
> against deadly oil.
>
> With hope,
>
> Emma, Morgan, Iain, Diego, Ricken and the whole Avaaz team
>
> SOURCES
>
> Globe and Mail: Without Keystone XL, Oil Sands face Choke Point
> http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/without-keystone-xl-oil-sands-face-choke-point/article2052562/
>
> CBC: Margot Kidder and Tantoo Carinal arrested at Keystone XL protest
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/08/23/edm-keystone-xl-oilsands-protest-kidder-arrested.html
>
> The Nation: Naomi Klein, Bill McKibben Call for Civil Disobedience  
> on Tar Sands
> http://www.thenation.com/blog/161604/bill-mckibben-naomi-klein-call-civil-disobedience-tar-sands
>
> Oil Sands Background Information
> http://www.dirtyoilsands.org
>
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