Ms Zimmy Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 Dear Friends and Allies, Please forward this information to any individuals who will support, Join with members of Fort Chipewyan this Saturday to demand justice for their community.Out of control tarsands development is having disastrous impacts on the environment and health of people throughout Alberta. Increasing numbers of the small aboriginal community of Fort Chipewyan (downstream from the Alberta Tar Sands) are being diagnosed and dying from rare cancers and other auto-immune diseases. A recent water study confirmed that the water in Fort Chipewyan had increased levels of arsenic, mercury and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and was not safe for consumption, particularly in the fish eaten by local residents.The study further supports the Mikisew Cree's recent call for a moratorium on tar sands development.But as stated by Councillor Russell Kaskamin of the Mikisew Cree First Nation, "The Federal and Provincial governments are continuing to issue approvals for projects despite all of the uncertainties with the true environmental effects of oilsands development. This analysis suggests that we can no longer continue to exercise our rights to harvest foods due to the uncertainty of potential health risks."Demand Justice for Fort Chipewyan!!!Rally at the Alberta Legislature in EdmontonMarch 1st, 1:00 pmAnd Vigil at Parliament Hill in OttawaMarch 1st, 7:00pmAnd, if you can’t make it either of these events, you can still take action by signing a letter to both the Alberta Government and Canadian Government to demand that they take action. Please sign on here.It is time to demand justice for the Mikisew Cree and the residents of Fort Chipewyan.Contact: George Poitras at george.poitras@shawbiz.ca, Lindsey Telfer at Lindsay@sierraclub.org or Mike at mhudema@greenpeace.org for more information about the Edmonton action, or Jessie at jessie@polarisinstitute.org for more information about the action in Ottawa.And, if you haven’t done so already please join 37 Alberta based organizations, 31 national and international groups, prominent individuals like Stephen Lewis, Dr. David Schindler and Reverend Bill Phipps and over 2000 individuals who have signed on to a pledge stating NO NEW APPROVALS on tar sands development! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 26, 2008 Report Share Posted February 26, 2008 in related news, check out Petrobank. Saw a very interesting piece on them on the news last night. They've developed a way to extract oil from the sands using no water and with little emissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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