ReturnToTheTarSands

One of the stops we hope to be making on our journey this summer is the Keepers of the Water III Conference, to be held in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, from August 13th -17th. Fort Chipewyan is a First Nations community of just over a thousand people, situated along the northwestern banks of Lake Athabasca. [...]

Filed under: Environmental Justice, RTTTS on July 30th, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Environmental Justice is an emerging approach to activism that recognizes the interdependence of all life, and the connections between different kinds of oppressions. We are embarking on our journey in the spirit of solidarity, and with a grounding in the principles of environmental justice. Here they are, as written by the People of Color Environmental [...]

Filed under: Environmental Justice, RTTTS on July 7th, 2008 | No Comments »

It’s been almost a year since the Sierra Youth Coalition first set out to document and engage with Albertans about the Tar Sands; a lot has changed, but a lot has stayed the same. The Alberta government is still pursuing unfettered industrial development of all kinds, including nine proposed new bitumen upgraders in the [...]

Filed under: RTTTS on July 4th, 2008 | No Comments »

STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH RESIDENTS OF THE HEARTLAND & TELL PREMIER STELMACH NO TO PETRO-CANADA UPGRADER!
As Premier Stelmach travels to Wyoming this week to bring his “green tar sands” message to the U.S., Albertans in Stelmach’s own backyard are asking for your help in protecting their community and land and joining them in saying [...]

Filed under: Climate Change, Environmental Justice, RTTTS on July 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »