Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
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Extracting oil from the tar sands of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Canada has failed to meet the reduction under the Koyoto Protocol. In 2007, Canada's emissions were 34% above it's target. Extraction from the tar sands play a major part. If you care about Climate Change, please vote for this Lens and contact your elected representative to make them aware how you feel. Join the debate below, and make your views known. There is even more reason to do something, as the situation is getting worse. See a view you have never seen before from NASA.
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Alberta Tar Sands debate (only if you care)
Climate Change affects you as well
When politicians make decisions against the common good, you have to question why? What made them make the decision? which is so harmful to the local population and damages and destroys the environment. Here is your chance to make comments and hopefully have the decision to continue exploiting the Tar Sands stopped.
Canada, under the present government, is very anti social and against Climate Change controls. In 2006 it it abandoning its targets under the Kyoto protocol. A Climate change index, shows Canada 59 out of 60.
Why has a country with so much to offer, and a history of careful management decided to support the development of the Tar Sands. What did Shell say or do that made the political decision possible? A 2c temperature rise will affect Canada greatly.
Your chance to debate this very important topic, and remember to tell your elected politician how you feel.
Can normal people overturn the decision to continue expanding Tar extraction?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byNo, politicians run the country for themselves not for us.
Yes, if we care enough and have the passion to make changes to the government.
Yves says:
YES ....REVOLUTION !!!
Posted December 15, 2011
Amanda Mason says:
MONEY is what Shell said, several times. And Just because the politicians have turned their backs on climate change, doesn't mean that Canada as a whole is turning thier backs. There's so much you can do by yourself to reduce your carbon footprint. Turn down your thermostate by one dergee, unplug your electronices even when they are turned off they draw energy.
And remember, the oil sands only exist because there's a market for them, reduce your fuel consumption. The oil sands will NEVER go away until they're exhausted, but the choices that we make can have an impact on the environment and the demand for oil. Supply and demand, no demand=no supply.
Posted April 22, 2010
Service says:
I have stopped buying Shell and BP products in protest against the destruction of major parts of Alberta
Posted December 21, 2009
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excellent article in their 19th October 2007 issue.
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- There is a lot of info. and it makes you think.
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- I would like the lens better if it didn't rely on wikipedia. This is an important development - thanks for featuring it, and please keep gathering information.
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