[All] Update re: Tar Sands & Climate Change

[Louisette Lanteigne]

Hi folks 

Lots of news happening today swinging from the Very Good to the Very very bad. Check it out.

1. Obama states clearly after meeting with Harper that he will veto any attempts to rush the approval of the Keystone pipeline.
http://www.foe.org/news/news-releases/2011-12-response-to-president-obamas-keystone-xl-veto-threat


2. The six members of the Canadian Youth Delegation stood as Kent began his speech and turned their backs, revealing the message “Turn Your back on Canada” on their T-shirts.The crowd gave them an Ovation before they were escorted out and their passes were confiscated.
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/12/07/peter-kent-climate-change-durban-protest_n_1133706.html?ref=canada


3. The Youth Delegation are now promoting an amazing a website called Shout Out featuring numerous articles exposing corporate bias and issues of corruption within Canada's government. This is posted at  http://www.operationmaple.com

 4. A decision by the National Energy Board creates new obstacles for sending oil east, too, to markets in Ontario and the Atlantic coast. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/enbridge-faces-delay-on-bid-to-partly-reverse-flow-of-ontario-oil-pipeline/article2261313/


5. On Friday, chief negotiator Elmer Derrick and Enbridge jointly announced a deal saying the Gitxsan hereditary chiefs backed the project. But several chiefs have now come forward, saying the deal was not sanctioned by the Gitxsan people and traditional protocols were not followed by the negotiators.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2011/12/07/bc-enbridge-gitxsan-blockade.html


6. Newly filed documents say Shell Canada's environmental study of its proposed oilsands expansion should be rejected because it is woefully out of date and lowballs probable industrial development by a factor of 12. A report to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency by the Oilsands Environmental Coalition points out that Shell's look at the cumulative effects of development in the region doesn't include anything proposed since 2007.  http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/shell-accused-of-lowballing--environmental-impact-of-oilsands-expansion--135040508.html

7. New report states current pledges for curbing carbon emissions will doom the world to global warming of 3.5 C, massively overshooting the UN target of 2 C, researchers reported at the climate talks here on Tuesday. Details here: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/12/06-6

Lulu 
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