Sunday 22 June 2014

Take time to landlock the tar sands ...LET'S BREATH FRESH AIR NOT BURNT GAS AND OIL.

The air you breath is precious. 

Pollution is not a real option no matter who gets rich from it. End the madness of real pollution by fossil fuels step by step. Stop Harper and his backers from Big oil and gas! 

Don't rush your best ideas. Grow them....

Arthur


Enjoy Pooh quotes: A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

Such as: 

"When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it." 
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh


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From: "Emma Ruby-Sachs - Avaaz.org" <avaaz@avaaz.org>
Date: 22 June 2014 12:12:19 pm GMT-
Subject: Let's landlock the tar sands

Avaaz.org - The World in Action Dear friends,



PM Harper just approved a mega-pipeline that would traffic Alberta's dirty tar-oil to the Pacific coast, but B.C.'s premier can still stop it. A clear majority of B.C. residents oppose the pipe or want it delayed -- let's raise a national outcry demanding Clark stand strong!

SIGN THE PETITION
Stephen Harper just approved a mega tar-oil pipeline that would slice through the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest and put its fragile ecosystem at risk. But one woman stands in the way and our massive outcry could help her put the pipeline on ice for good.
B.C.'s Premier Christy Clark has said she won't green-light the project, unless it meets several of her economic and environmental conditions. A clear majority of B.C. residents want to stop or delay the pipeline, but with its recent federal approval the pressure on Clark is mounting and now-more-than-ever we need her to stand strong against this climate killer.
  
Clark has the power to put the brakes on this reckless project, and as Premier she needs to listen to our call. Click now to tell Clark that we're counting on her to be our climate champion by rejecting the pipeline. When we reach 100,000 signatures, it'll be delivered straight to the Premier in Vancouver. Sign the petition:

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/landlock_the_tar_sands_b/?bBEuVbb&v=41551

Enbridge insists that their pipeline -- criss-crossing an astounding 1,177km from Alberta's dirty tar sands to the B.C. coast -- will be safe. But their abysmal track record with over 800 oil spills in the last decade tells another story. In 2010, it took them 17 hours to take action on a disastrous oil spill in Michigan, even though they knew the pipeline was corroded years before it happened!
 
Amidst enormous public outcry, Clark has listed a series of demands -- including strict oil-spill response systems, protection of aboriginal rights, and more economic benefits to B.C. -- before she gives the project the go ahead. She realizes that the risks of the pipeline could outweigh the rewards and with a massive outcry we can make sure she not only holds her ground, but pushes further and protects the planet from this pipeline altogether.
Harper's recent approval of the pipeline is amping up the pressure on Clark to act but we can still come together and demand that she keeps Alberta's deadly tar-oil at bay. Sign here and forward to all your friends and family:

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/landlock_the_tar_sands_b/?bBEuVbb&v=41551

The journey ahead won't be easy -- Harper stopped listening to Canadians about the environment a long time ago. But our movement has never been stronger and Clark can still stop this climate killer. Let's act now to protect our country and the world from deadly tar-oil.

With hope,

Emma, Ari, Jeremy, Danny, Ricken, and the whole Avaaz team

SOURCES

5 things to know about today's Northern Gateway oil pipeline decision (Toronto Star)
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/06/17/5_things_to_know_about_todays_northern_gateway_oil_pipeline_decision.html

Northern Gateway pipeline approved with 209 conditions (CBC)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/northern-gateway-pipeline-approved-with-209-conditions-1.2678285

B.C. government to Northern Gateway pipeline proposal: 'No' (Globe and Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-to-northern-gateway-no/article19213866/

Enbridge staff ignored warnings in Kalamazoo River spill (CBC)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/enbridge-staff-ignored-warnings-in-kalamazoo-river-spill-1.1129398

Next Steps on Northern Gateway project (Government of Canada)
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=index&crtr.page=1&nid=858479


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