Oil Sands Truth: Shut Down the Tar Sands

Indigenous

Indigenous nations have protected the earth on their territories for thousands of years. With the government of Canada ignoring their sovereignty, nations not only see massive theft of resources that could help alleviate social problems, but their exacerbation through their further alienation from their own lands, often accompanying being overrun by development and southern workers, while having no self-determination during this process. In the south of Canada industrial farming displaced many nations with often genocidal results. In the north, a modern equivalent of that fate is only just beginning, wrought on by industrial oil and gas drilling schemes (among many industrial plans) that are condemning entire societies, languages and cultures to a precarious future, becoming minorities in their lands for the first time.

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Despite Spills, Enbridge Pushes For More Tar Sands Pipelines

Despite Spills, Enbridge Pushes For More Oil Sands Pipelines
6/26/2012

Alberta's three oil sand deposits are known as the Athabasca Oil Sands, the Cold Lake Oil Sands, and the Peace River Oil Sands. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

B.C. First Nations dispute Enbridge pipeline claims

B.C. First Nations dispute Enbridge pipeline claims – British Columbia – CBC News
Posted on June 6, 2012 by admin

A group representing several B.C. First Nations says Enbridge is wrong to claim 60 per cent of aboriginal communities along the proposed route of the Northern Gateway pipeline have signed on to the project.

Coastal First Nations executive director Art Sterritt says he has checked with every aboriginal group along the route from Alberta to Kitimat and only found two that have signed equity agreements with Enbridge.

An Oil Industry Witch Hunt in Canada Threatens Us All

An Oil Industry Witch Hunt in Canada Threatens Us All
Posted: 06/01/2012
Huff Post

Big Oil and the Canadian government are showing their true colors these days, and what an ugly spectacle it is. Not content to squeeze tar sands oil profits from Canada's boreal forest, the industry and the Harper regime are working overtime to squelch free speech in this once-vibrant democracy.

Awed by "oil sands", Mulcair calls for more environmental oversight

Awed by oil sands, Mulcair calls for more environmental oversight

JOSH WINGROVE

EDMONTON — The Globe and Mail

Published Thursday, May. 31 2012

Precisely one thing surprised Thomas Mulcair on his visit to Alberta: the scale of the oil sands.

During his first visit, including a helicopter flight over several oil sands mines, to a region he has criticized, Mr. Mulcair was overwhelmed by the “awe-inspiring” display.

He stopped short, however, of calling the mines dirty.

First Nations to Enbridge: 'The war is on'

The Canadian Press

Date: Wed. May. 9 2012

TORONTO — Scores of West Coast First Nations and supporters ended a colourful and noisy protest against a proposed Enbridge oil pipeline Wednesday with a declaration of war from one of their chiefs.

The Yinka-Dene Alliance argues the Northern Gateway project poses a threat to aboriginals' way of life by threatening waterways and ecosystems but Enbridge insists the project will proceed.

"The war is on," said Nadleh Whut'en Chief Martin Louie after the shareholder meeting.

Tough Questions for Enbridge on Its Alleged Support from First Nations

Tough Questions for Enbridge on Its Alleged Support from First Nations
by Damien Gillis l The Canadian.org

It seems like every time BC First Nations draw major press coverage on their opposition to Enbridge, the company comes up with increasingly wild claims about how much support they have from First Nations.

Can T&T Survive Extreme Extraction?

*Can T&T Survive Extreme Extraction?*

April 22nd, 2012

In late March 2012, I was introduced to Mr. Macdonald Stainsby.

I had been looking forward to meeting Mr. Stainsby after having been informed of his intent to visit Trinidad by Miss. Monique Walker of Green TNT.

Mr. Stainsby is from Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada, but for the past 5 years or so, he has been living in Alberta, home of the third largest oil reserve in the world, behind Venezuela and Saudi Arabia.

Environmentalists sound warning: Tar sand extraction a danger to T&T

Environmentalists, from left, Chezette Bailey, David Albreight, Trevor Bridgelalsingh, who attended the seminar; Macdonald Stainsby, Canadian activist; and Kyle DeLima, chairman of Earthwise Ltd. PHOTO: SHASTRI BOODAN

Environmentalists sound warning: Tar sand extraction a danger to T&T

Saturday, April 28, 2012
SHASTRI BOODAN
The Guardian (T&T)

Serious environmental issues which may affect southwest Trinidad are on the front burner once again. Environmentalists are now concerned about the Government’s plans to extract oil from tar sands in the La Brea area.

For T&T tar sands, talks before threats

For T&T oil sands, talks before threats
Trinidad Express Editorial
Apr 23, 2012

As an international caucus [sic] of environmentalists zeroed in on Trinidad and Tobago's oil sands prospects, activist Wayne Kublalsingh, leader in an aggressive campaign to reroute part of the Point Fortin highway, unmistakably threw down another gauntlet. He actually warned on Sunday that "if the Government were to proceed (with oil sands) they will fall."

Stephen Harper's Farcical, Cowardly and Insulting Hearings

Stephen Harper's Farcical, Cowardly and Insulting Hearings
Dirty Oil Comes to Bella Bella
by INGMAR LEE
April 3, 2012

Vancouver Island.

I was demonstrating along the Bella Bella airport road with my family when Canada’s “National Energy Board Joint Revue Panel” entourage arrived in the Heiltsuk First Nation’s village yesterday. Bella Bella is situated on BC’s primaeval and pristine Central Coast, at the heart of the ‘Great Bear Rainforest.’