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U.S. Groups Step Up Campaign to Expose Canada’s Dirty Oil Salesmanship
Featured | dirtyoilsands.org | September 15, 2009
President to Meet with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Actions span North America:
- Niagara Falls 70 Foot ‘greeting’ banner unfurled
- Shell oil sands mine blocked
- New movie premiere “Canada’s Dirty Oil: Breaking Our Addiction”
- Washington, D.C. street theater
Contact: Lisa McCrummen, 206 321 9461
Washington, D.C Sept. 15, 2009 — As Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper prepares to meet with President Barack Obama on September 16, an international network of environmental groups is stepping up a multi-faceted campaign to stop expansion of dirty oil imports from Canada and to send a message that tar sands oil threatens North America’s clean energy future.
Prime Minister Harper advocates expansion of the Albertan oil sands – and special treatment of oil sands crude development and consumption in any new climate regulation – whether in the U.S. or Canada.
Groups are accelerating their efforts to ensure that President Obama recognizes plans for dirty oil sands growth, including 33 new refineries across the US, thousands of miles of pipeline and even tanker traffic, would undercut his clean energy economy and lock into a dirty oil infrastructure for years to come.
This morning, a 70-foot banner above the Niagara Falls was unveiled: the banner is intended to call attention to Harper’s efforts to lock up the U.S. market for tar sands oil, and the threat tar sands holds for the climate. Greenpeace activists have also locked down and blockaded a giant dump truck and shovel at Shell’s massive Albian Sands open-pit mine in northern Alberta to send the message that the tar sands are a global climate crime that must be stopped.
MORE INFORMATION:
- Top military leaders believe we can cannot achieve energy security by chasing down dirtier and dirtier fossil fuels that undermine climate security
- Environmental groups are conducting a wide variety of outreach including:
- RAN: Niagara Falls banner drop: http://bit.ly/6thWY
- Greenpeace blockade of Shell’s Albian oil sands mine:
http://bit.ly/pfJrY - Groups including Polaris, Environmental Defence Canada, Sierra Club US, NRDC, RAN and EARTHWORKS are driving citizens to send letters to Pres. Obama to protect America from this massive dirty energy project.
- New website www.whoisharper.org provides a wealth of information about PM Harper and Canada’s Oil Sands.
- US and Canadian Online advertising
- New Movie: The World Premiere of ‘Canada’s Dirty Oil: Breaking Our Addiction’ is being sent to politicians:
http://bit.ly/stA6k - Teleconference: Today Climate Action Network US/Canada and NRDC are conducting a Telepress conference featuring leading energy, climate and national security experts:
http://bit.ly/T5lMD - Climate Action US/Canada are sending letters to Pres. Obama:
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- Actions tomorrow:
- Unveiling of a new film titled Canada’s Dirty Oil: Breaking Our Addiction in Lafayette Park, Washington D.C. with top oil sands expert available for comment immediately following Harper/Obama meeting.
- Avaaz Action Factory street theatre, Lafayette Park, Washington D.C.
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