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ACTION ALERT: Stand in Solidarity with the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation as they serve Shell Canada
2011-10-20
Action Deadline:
Wed, 2011-11-30 02:00
CALGARY - Tomorrow morning join Sierra Club Prairie, Greenpeace and Keepers of the Athabasca as they stand with the Chief and Council of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) while they present Shell executives with a "gift" regarding unmet agreements made between Shell and the First Nation regarding existing tar sands projects within ACFN traditional territory and Canada’s pristine Athabasca, A UNESCO heritage site.
These agreements were meant to ensure Shell would provide measures to lessen impact of these mines on ACFN, including agreements to address environmental issues and mitigation. Shell failure to meet these agreements with ACFN has led to harmful impacts on the environment and ACFN’s constitutionally protected rights and culture. Shell is also proposing to massively expand one of these existing projects, and also has plans for a completely new project in an area that is very important to ACFN’s traditional way of life.
Come Join ACFN as they rally outside of Shell headquarter and deliver Shell their gift!
Wednesday November 30, 2011 - 9:30 am
Serving of Papers
Shell Canada Corporate headquarters
400 4 AVE SW,
Calgary, AB
FOLLOWED BY A PRESS CONFERENCE WHERE THE CHIEF AND ALLIES TAKE QUESTIONS
10:30 am Press Conference
Press Conference
Kahanoff Center
1202 Centre Street South
Calgary, AB
WHAT ELSE CAN I DO IF I CAN'T COME OUT?
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FUN ALERT: Calgary Screening of White Water Black Gold
2011-11-25
Action Deadline:
Fri, 2011-11-25 02:00
The film, White Water, Black Gold will screen in Calgary at the Plaza Theatre (1133 Kensington Road N.W.) on Friday, November 25th
“Whether it’s a dam breach that could destroy the third largest watershed in the world (the Mackenzie), tailings ponds that are approaching the size of a great lake, or tanker traffic on Canada’s pristine west coast: it’s clear that our country’s water is in trouble,” said David Lavallee, Director of White Water, Black Gold. “Most people do not know that the tar sands impacts actually span half the country.”
Director David Lavallee worked as a hiking guide in the Columbia Icefields for 15 years. He saw profound changes to the mountain landscape as Alberta ramped up growth in the extremely water-intensive tar sands industry downstream. Lavallee’s burning curiosity to find out why took him on a three-year journey across Western Canada that resulted in the production of this film.
“I wanted to make this film to tell the story of water and how the tar sands are impacting an element essential to all life on this planet,” said Lavallee. “I hope that audiences will listen to the voices in this film, to see the impact the tar sands are having and be moved enough to become advocates for an energy future that does not pose such a great risk to our water resources.
The documentary is narrated by Peter Coyote.
Come out and see a great documentary!!!!
ACTION ALERT: Support Indigenous rights to protect their sacred sites!
2011-05-12
Recently members of the Cold Lake First Nation (CLFN) set-up a cultural camp to prevent the construction of an RV park on their traditional territory. The area slated for construction holds tremendous cultural and historical significance for the CLFN. It is locally known as Berry Point and the Denesuline have lived, hunted, fished and gathered food and medicine since time immemorial. The area also contains gravesites, which are of utmost cultural importance to CLFN members.
Although a small campground has existed since the 1950’s, in the past few years the Province of Alberta has commenced operations to expand the existing campground into a larger and more extensively developed campground suitable for large recreational vehicles (RVs). This would include extensive surveying of the area, further removal of natural resources such as trees, plants and wildlife, the creation of a modern road into the area, large gravel pads and paths throughout the park as well as any other number of disturbances which may arise from the expansion. The Province will also impose barriers upon the Denesuline. For instance, fire bans will interfere with smoke houses; gates and fences will physically restrict Denusline access; and payment of fees may be required. Some consultation with the local people was done, but discussions were cut off before any real progress was made and development seems to be continuing without regard to the needs of the Denesuline people.
Members of the Cold Lake First Nation are requesting your support for their concerns!
Please take a moment to send an email and make a phone call to the Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation. Let them know that you respect Cold Lake First Nations right to full consultation for any development project on their territory especially one as culturally significant as this one.
CONTACT the ALBERTA GOVERNMENT!
Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Cindy Ady
Phone: (403) 256-8969
calgary.shaw@assembly.ab.ca
Premier Stelmach
Phone: (780) 427-2251
fortsaskatchewan.vegreville@assembly.ab.ca
MInister of Aboriginal Affairs
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Green groups to give Alberta Government ‘World Class’ Award
2011-01-28
Action Deadline:
Sat, 2011-01-29 (All day)
Media Advisory: Green groups to give Alberta Government ‘World Class’ Award
Thursday, January 27th, 2011 (Edmonton) - Environmental groups will give Stelmach a ‘World Class’ award tomorrow. The award delivery will come just a day after the Provincial and Federal government approved a new open pit tar sands mine, a move that environmental groups claim shows just how hollow government claims to improve the broken regulatory and monitoring process really are. The approval of the mine came only minutes after the announcement of a provincial committee to provide recommendations for a ‘world class’ monitoring system in the tar sands region. The committee has been criticized for the heavy influence of representatives from big oil companies. The award will be presented to the Premier on the front steps of the legislature tomorrow.
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Enough is Enough! Zombie Duck Rally!
2010-10-30
TELL THE ALBERTA GOVERNMENT IT IS TIME TO TAKE ACTION!
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USE YOUR VOICE TO:
Call on the Albertan Government for an immediate moratorium on approval of new toxic tailing ponds in the province of Alberta!
Call on the Albertan Government to enforce shutting down and cleaning up of existing toxic tailing ponds!
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Already a raise of blood cancers in Fort Saskatchewan and 30% cancer rate in Fort Chipewyan
High levels of arsenic, mercury and PAHs (High Priority Pollutants) in fish, which has been the main diet of many people in Fort Chipewyan and settlers downstream of the development.
If the Albertan Government just sits and watches innocent animals die, who says they have our interests and lives in mind?
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11:00 AM Saturday October 30, 2010
"Wilbert McIntyre Park ( Across from the Strathcona Farmers Market (104 St and 83 Ave))"
Come Howl and Yell and Show the Albertan Government, ENOUGH is ENOUGH!!!!
Dress up, bundle up and come Howl on the eve of Halloween !!!
Guest Speakers:
Rachel Notley, M.L.A. Edmonton Strathcona
Duane Good Striker, Wildlife Biologist, Aritist
Dustin Johnson, Sierra Club Prairie
More to be added as confirmations come in.
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ACTION ALERT – Sierra Club Prairie Calls for No Approval of Total’s Joslyn North Mine Proposal
2010-10-08
AMISKWACIWASKAHIKAN (EDMONTON, ALBERTA). The ERCB’s Joint Review Panel on TOTAL’s Joslyn North Mine Proposal wrapped up on Friday, October 8, 2010, after two weeks of testimonies and examinations. French Oil Giant Total has filed a proposal for a new open pit tar sands mine in the tar sands. The area is already plagued with local reports of environmental pollution, treaty rights violations, and health problems. Total’s mine proposal threatens to make these issues worse!
From Total’s own admission the new open pit mine will:
* Result in one and a half million tonnes of greenhouse gas pollution each year, equivalent to putting over 270,000 cars on the road.
* Destroy seven thousand hectares of land, equivalent to the 13,000 football fields, with no realistic hope of reclamation of these areas to the same natural state they were in before.
* Result in the production of 12.5 billion litres of toxic tailings waste each year, and over the project life amounting to a volume large enough to fill over 100 sports stadiums, without any proven plan to keep these toxic materials from entering the region’s lands and waters.
* Result in the production of 2,740 tonnes of pollution each year that causes acid rain.
* Remove and pollute up to 22 billion litres of fresh water from the Athabasca River each year.
Sierra Club Prairie asserts that many of their members are citizens of Alberta and Canada who need to speak the truth of the dangers of TOTAL’s mine being approved in an already devastated region. The governments and ERCB must show accountability and objectivity in their examination of the evidence presented at the Joint Review Panel on TOTAL’s Joslyn mine proposal, and firmly deny the approval as not in the public interest!
Call or email or mail a letter to Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach!
Email Address: premier@gov.ab.ca
Mailing Address:
The Honourable Ed Stelmach
Premier of Alberta
307 Legislature Bldg
10800 - 97 Avenue
Edmonton, AB, Canada T5K 2B6
Phone Number (780) 427-2251
Fax Number (780) 427-1349
Call or email or mail a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper!
Email Address: pm@pm.gc.ca
Mailing Address:
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON. Canada, K1A 0A2
Phone Number (613) 992-4211
Fax Number (613) 941-6900
From Total’s own admission the new open pit mine will:
* Result in one and a half million tonnes of greenhouse gas pollution each year, equivalent to putting over 270,000 cars on the road.
* Destroy seven thousand hectares of land, equivalent to the 13,000 football fields, with no realistic hope of reclamation of these areas to the same natural state they were in before.
* Result in the production of 12.5 billion litres of toxic tailings waste each year, and over the project life amounting to a volume large enough to fill over 100 sports stadiums, without any proven plan to keep these toxic materials from entering the region’s lands and waters.
* Result in the production of 2,740 tonnes of pollution each year that causes acid rain.
* Remove and pollute up to 22 billion litres of fresh water from the Athabasca River each year.
Sierra Club Prairie asserts that many of their members are citizens of Alberta and Canada who need to speak the truth of the dangers of TOTAL’s mine being approved in an already devastated region. The governments and ERCB must show accountability and objectivity in their examination of the evidence presented at the Joint Review Panel on TOTAL’s Joslyn mine proposal, and firmly deny the approval as not in the public interest!
Call or email or mail a letter to Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach!
Email Address: premier@gov.ab.ca
Mailing Address:
The Honourable Ed Stelmach
Premier of Alberta
307 Legislature Bldg
10800 - 97 Avenue
Edmonton, AB, Canada T5K 2B6
Phone Number (780) 427-2251
Fax Number (780) 427-1349
Call or email or mail a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper!
Email Address: pm@pm.gc.ca
Mailing Address:
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper
Office of the Prime Minister
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON. Canada, K1A 0A2
Phone Number (613) 992-4211
Fax Number (613) 941-6900
ACTION ALERT: Help appoint an independent commissioner of unconventional oil production
2010-06-03
This is your chance to nominate an independent commissioner to review Canada’s unconventional oil production, including offshore drilling and the tar sands.
All parties voted to hold a review of unconventional oil production, but as of yet no one has been appointed. So we here at Sierra Club Canada thought this would be an opportunity to ask Canadians.
Send us your nomination. Click here.
Why is this important? With the BP spill in the Gulf Coast, governments around the world are reconsidering the leeway they have given to the oil industry. In Canada, there are a range of offshore projects planned in Newfoundland and Labrador and the Arctic. Most recently, the federal government has moved against a long-standing moratorium on offshore drilling and tanker traffic in British Columbia. Meanwhile, Alberta’s tar sands are expanding at an alarming rate.
These developments reinforce the need for an independent commissioner to investigate the rules, regulations and practices of unconventional oil production in Canada, and examine the viability of available alternatives.
Canada has a long and proud tradition of appointing independent commissioners to study issues of critical national interest. Typically, the commissioner selected is well-regarded and has expertise on his or her assigned file.
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