With just two weeks to go before world leaders meet in Copenhagen to deal with climate change, we’ve run out of time for compromise.
Let’s do something about it.
Take action #1: Take 3 minutes and watch “The Tar Sands BLOW” at: http://canadians.thetarsandsblow.org/
We are happy to share with you a provocative and engaging new video that tells the story of the tar sands.
While the climate crisis demands urgent action, Canada is going in the wrong direction – we are stuck in the tar sands. The federal and Albertan governments are allowing huge extractions to continue in the tar sands, Canada’s fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions.
The tar sands are a key reason why Canada has refused to take climate action – in fact, we are one of the world’s top 10 polluters – as well as one of the primary reasons Canada has not ratified the UN Declaration on the rights on Indigenous Peoples.
Take action #2: Sign the “speak up” petition accompanying the video – tar sands are the wrong answer.
Take action #3: Share the link far and wide with family, friends, colleagues – let’s get the message about the tar sands out there!
Take action #4: To send a message to executives that ‘you will not allow Enbridge’s Gateway Project’ to move forward, please go to http://canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=2253
The Council of Canadians will be on the ground in Copenhagen (including Maude Barlow), providing updates on negotiations inside the conference and taking part in numerous events and climate justice movement activities happening outside. Working with the Indigenous Environmental Network, the Council of Canadians is supporting a grassroots community leader from tar sands affected First Nations, George Poitras, to attend and speak out in Copenhagen.
