#tarsands — Public Fediverse posts
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Trump Wants to Build a New Pipeline Even Bigger Than Keystone XL
The proposed tar sands pipeline from Canada to Oklahoma has been dubbed Keystone Light. It’s more like Keystone XXL!
#Montana #MTPol #TarSands #Pipeline #Wyoming #Oklahoma
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Trump Wants to Build a New Pipeline Even Bigger Than Keystone XL
The proposed tar sands pipeline from Canada to Oklahoma has been dubbed Keystone Light. It’s more like Keystone XXL!
#Montana #MTPol #TarSands #Pipeline #Wyoming #Oklahoma
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-keystone-light-tar-sands-pipeline-1235597644/ -
Trump Wants to Build a New Pipeline Even Bigger Than Keystone XL
The proposed tar sands pipeline from Canada to Oklahoma has been dubbed Keystone Light. It’s more like Keystone XXL!
#Montana #MTPol #TarSands #Pipeline #Wyoming #Oklahoma
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-keystone-light-tar-sands-pipeline-1235597644/ -
Trump Wants to Build a New Pipeline Even Bigger Than Keystone XL
The proposed tar sands pipeline from Canada to Oklahoma has been dubbed Keystone Light. It’s more like Keystone XXL!
#Montana #MTPol #TarSands #Pipeline #Wyoming #Oklahoma
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-keystone-light-tar-sands-pipeline-1235597644/ -
Trump Wants to Build a New Pipeline Even Bigger Than Keystone XL
The proposed tar sands pipeline from Canada to Oklahoma has been dubbed Keystone Light. It’s more like Keystone XXL!
#Montana #MTPol #TarSands #Pipeline #Wyoming #Oklahoma
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/trump-keystone-light-tar-sands-pipeline-1235597644/ -
Trump Wants to Build a New Pipeline Even Bigger Than Keystone XL
The proposed tar sands pipeline from Canada to Oklahoma has been dubbed Keystone Light. It’s more like Keystone XXL!
#Montana #MTPol #TarSands #Pipeline #Wyoming #Oklahoma
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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The Bridger Pipeline: Unaddressed Health Risks
The health risks extend beyond contaminated water
#Montana #Wyoming #Pipeline #TarSands #MTPol
flatheadbeacon.com/2026/07/01/t...
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**The Bridger Pipeline: Unaddressed Health Risks**
The health risks extend beyond contaminated water
#Montana #Wyoming #Pipeline #TarSands
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2026/07/01/the-bridger-pipeline-unaddressed-health-risks/ -
**The Bridger Pipeline: Unaddressed Health Risks**
The health risks extend beyond contaminated water
#Montana #Wyoming #Pipeline #TarSands
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2026/07/01/the-bridger-pipeline-unaddressed-health-risks/ -
**The Bridger Pipeline: Unaddressed Health Risks**
The health risks extend beyond contaminated water
#Montana #Wyoming #Pipeline #TarSands
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2026/07/01/the-bridger-pipeline-unaddressed-health-risks/ -
**The Bridger Pipeline: Unaddressed Health Risks**
The health risks extend beyond contaminated water
#Montana #Wyoming #Pipeline #TarSands
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2026/07/01/the-bridger-pipeline-unaddressed-health-risks/ -
**The Bridger Pipeline: Unaddressed Health Risks**
The health risks extend beyond contaminated water
#Montana #Wyoming #Pipeline #TarSands
https://flatheadbeacon.com/2026/07/01/the-bridger-pipeline-unaddressed-health-risks/ -
Middle powers must step up where Trump won’t
As Trump retreats from global leadership, middle powers have an opportunity and a responsibility to confront the climate…
#Canada #MarkCarney #Alberta #AndyBurnham #anglosphere #Australia #climatecrisis #climateleadership #coal #donaldtrump #emissions #energypolicy #fossilfuels #global-warming #internationalcooperation #MarkBeeson #middlepowers #renewableenergy #tarsands #UnitedKingdom #wildfires
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Bad news:
108 new #BCwildfires due to last Friday's rolling ⛈️⚡ thunderstorm & lightning. Of that:
🔥52 wildfires in B.C. out of control
🔥12+ evacuationsGood news:
NE Halifax evacuation order rescinded.
Fort Simpson NWT evacuees now permitted to return home. 200+ active wildfires still in NWT.
Ontario AQ warning has been downgraded from 'orange' to 'yellow'.
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Bad news:
108 new #BCwildfires due to last Friday's rolling ⛈️⚡ thunderstorm & lightning. Of that:
🔥52 wildfires in B.C. out of control
🔥12+ evacuationsGood news:
NE Halifax evacuation order rescinded.
Fort Simpson NWT evacuees now permitted to return home. 200+ active wildfires still in NWT.
Ontario AQ warning has been downgraded from 'orange' to 'yellow'.
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Bad news:
108 new #BCwildfires due to last Friday's rolling ⛈️⚡ thunderstorm & lightning. Of that:
🔥52 wildfires in B.C. out of control
🔥12+ evacuationsGood news:
NE Halifax evacuation order rescinded.
Fort Simpson NWT evacuees now permitted to return home. 200+ active wildfires still in NWT.
Ontario AQ warning has been downgraded from 'orange' to 'yellow'.
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Bad news:
108 new #BCwildfires due to last Friday's rolling ⛈️⚡ thunderstorm & lightning. Of that:
🔥52 wildfires in B.C. out of control
🔥12+ evacuationsGood news:
NE Halifax evacuation order rescinded.
Fort Simpson NWT evacuees now permitted to return home. 200+ active wildfires still in NWT.
Ontario AQ warning has been downgraded from 'orange' to 'yellow'.
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Bad news:
108 new #BCwildfires due to last Friday's rolling ⛈️⚡ thunderstorm & lightning. Of that:
🔥52 wildfires in B.C. out of control
🔥12+ evacuationsGood news:
NE Halifax evacuation order rescinded.
Fort Simpson NWT evacuees now permitted to return home. 200+ active wildfires still in NWT.
Ontario AQ warning has been downgraded from 'orange' to 'yellow'.
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“It’s hypocritical. These guys have been hyping 90%, 95% capture, and now it’s, ‘well. we really can’t do it that fast, it’s not tested, it’s not certain’.” https://www.theenergymix.com/master-class-in-greenwash-as-ottawa-alberta-oil-sands-alliance-unveil-ccs-deal/
#Greenwashing #tarsands #BigOil #carbonCapture #CorporateCapture #cdnpoli
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“It’s hypocritical. These guys have been hyping 90%, 95% capture, and now it’s, ‘well. we really can’t do it that fast, it’s not tested, it’s not certain’.” https://www.theenergymix.com/master-class-in-greenwash-as-ottawa-alberta-oil-sands-alliance-unveil-ccs-deal/
#Greenwashing #tarsands #BigOil #carbonCapture #CorporateCapture #cdnpoli
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“It’s hypocritical. These guys have been hyping 90%, 95% capture, and now it’s, ‘well. we really can’t do it that fast, it’s not tested, it’s not certain’.” https://www.theenergymix.com/master-class-in-greenwash-as-ottawa-alberta-oil-sands-alliance-unveil-ccs-deal/
#Greenwashing #tarsands #BigOil #carbonCapture #CorporateCapture #cdnpoli
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“It’s hypocritical. These guys have been hyping 90%, 95% capture, and now it’s, ‘well. we really can’t do it that fast, it’s not tested, it’s not certain’.” https://www.theenergymix.com/master-class-in-greenwash-as-ottawa-alberta-oil-sands-alliance-unveil-ccs-deal/
#Greenwashing #tarsands #BigOil #carbonCapture #CorporateCapture #cdnpoli
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“It’s hypocritical. These guys have been hyping 90%, 95% capture, and now it’s, ‘well. we really can’t do it that fast, it’s not tested, it’s not certain’.” https://www.theenergymix.com/master-class-in-greenwash-as-ottawa-alberta-oil-sands-alliance-unveil-ccs-deal/
#Greenwashing #tarsands #BigOil #carbonCapture #CorporateCapture #cdnpoli
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Alberta hasn't paid for the last pipeline Canada built for them. They shouldn't get one federal cent.
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Alberta hasn't paid for the last pipeline Canada built for them. They shouldn't get one federal cent.
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"The Oilsands Alliance originally promised to capture 68 megatonnes of emissions each year — the largest #carboncapture project in the world. Now that number has dropped to 16". It was always a myth. Carbon capture is the #CarneyCons euphemism for 'green' #tarsands #oil!!!! Pure BS! Just more #fossilfuelsubsidies!!! https://thenarwhal.ca/oilsands-pathways-emissions-promise/?mc_cid=6c49f3ae6d&mc_eid=1690475e4c
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"The Oilsands Alliance originally promised to capture 68 megatonnes of emissions each year — the largest #carboncapture project in the world. Now that number has dropped to 16". It was always a myth. Carbon capture is the #CarneyCons euphemism for 'green' #tarsands #oil!!!! Pure BS! Just more #fossilfuelsubsidies!!! https://thenarwhal.ca/oilsands-pathways-emissions-promise/?mc_cid=6c49f3ae6d&mc_eid=1690475e4c
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"The Oilsands Alliance originally promised to capture 68 megatonnes of emissions each year — the largest #carboncapture project in the world. Now that number has dropped to 16". It was always a myth. Carbon capture is the #CarneyCons euphemism for 'green' #tarsands #oil!!!! Pure BS! Just more #fossilfuelsubsidies!!! https://thenarwhal.ca/oilsands-pathways-emissions-promise/?mc_cid=6c49f3ae6d&mc_eid=1690475e4c
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"The Oilsands Alliance originally promised to capture 68 megatonnes of emissions each year — the largest #carboncapture project in the world. Now that number has dropped to 16". It was always a myth. Carbon capture is the #CarneyCons euphemism for 'green' #tarsands #oil!!!! Pure BS! Just more #fossilfuelsubsidies!!! https://thenarwhal.ca/oilsands-pathways-emissions-promise/?mc_cid=6c49f3ae6d&mc_eid=1690475e4c
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"The Oilsands Alliance originally promised to capture 68 megatonnes of emissions each year — the largest #carboncapture project in the world. Now that number has dropped to 16". It was always a myth. Carbon capture is the #CarneyCons euphemism for 'green' #tarsands #oil!!!! Pure BS! Just more #fossilfuelsubsidies!!! https://thenarwhal.ca/oilsands-pathways-emissions-promise/?mc_cid=6c49f3ae6d&mc_eid=1690475e4c
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They Are Dying. And #Canada Is Watching.
#Mikisew #Cree’s own health study confirms what the community has always known: the #OilSands are killing them. If governments and industry don’t act, they say they will shut it all down.
by Brandi Morin
Apr 13, 2026Excerpt: "The findings confirmed what this community has carried in their grief, in their graveyards, for generations: cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan are at least 25 percent higher than the rest of Alberta. Since 1993, there have been 149 documented cases — and that number, Tuccaro says, is a gross underestimate. People who leave the community for treatment are no longer counted in local statistics. Factor those in, and the real number for Mikisew Cree members alone, he estimates, is closer to 250 to 300."
#CanadaPol #FortChipewyan #MikisewCreeFirstNation #NativeAmericanNews #TarSands #BigOil #FirstNations #EnvironmentalRacism
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They Are Dying. And #Canada Is Watching.
#Mikisew #Cree’s own health study confirms what the community has always known: the #OilSands are killing them. If governments and industry don’t act, they say they will shut it all down.
by Brandi Morin
Apr 13, 2026Excerpt: "The findings confirmed what this community has carried in their grief, in their graveyards, for generations: cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan are at least 25 percent higher than the rest of Alberta. Since 1993, there have been 149 documented cases — and that number, Tuccaro says, is a gross underestimate. People who leave the community for treatment are no longer counted in local statistics. Factor those in, and the real number for Mikisew Cree members alone, he estimates, is closer to 250 to 300."
#CanadaPol #FortChipewyan #MikisewCreeFirstNation #NativeAmericanNews #TarSands #BigOil #FirstNations #EnvironmentalRacism
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They Are Dying. And #Canada Is Watching.
#Mikisew #Cree’s own health study confirms what the community has always known: the #OilSands are killing them. If governments and industry don’t act, they say they will shut it all down.
by Brandi Morin
Apr 13, 2026Excerpt: "The findings confirmed what this community has carried in their grief, in their graveyards, for generations: cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan are at least 25 percent higher than the rest of Alberta. Since 1993, there have been 149 documented cases — and that number, Tuccaro says, is a gross underestimate. People who leave the community for treatment are no longer counted in local statistics. Factor those in, and the real number for Mikisew Cree members alone, he estimates, is closer to 250 to 300."
#CanadaPol #FortChipewyan #MikisewCreeFirstNation #NativeAmericanNews #TarSands #BigOil #FirstNations #EnvironmentalRacism
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They Are Dying. And #Canada Is Watching.
#Mikisew #Cree’s own health study confirms what the community has always known: the #OilSands are killing them. If governments and industry don’t act, they say they will shut it all down.
by Brandi Morin
Apr 13, 2026Excerpt: "The findings confirmed what this community has carried in their grief, in their graveyards, for generations: cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan are at least 25 percent higher than the rest of Alberta. Since 1993, there have been 149 documented cases — and that number, Tuccaro says, is a gross underestimate. People who leave the community for treatment are no longer counted in local statistics. Factor those in, and the real number for Mikisew Cree members alone, he estimates, is closer to 250 to 300."
#CanadaPol #FortChipewyan #MikisewCreeFirstNation #NativeAmericanNews #TarSands #BigOil #FirstNations #EnvironmentalRacism
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They Are Dying. And #Canada Is Watching.
#Mikisew #Cree’s own health study confirms what the community has always known: the #OilSands are killing them. If governments and industry don’t act, they say they will shut it all down.
by Brandi Morin
Apr 13, 2026Excerpt: "The findings confirmed what this community has carried in their grief, in their graveyards, for generations: cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan are at least 25 percent higher than the rest of Alberta. Since 1993, there have been 149 documented cases — and that number, Tuccaro says, is a gross underestimate. People who leave the community for treatment are no longer counted in local statistics. Factor those in, and the real number for Mikisew Cree members alone, he estimates, is closer to 250 to 300."
#CanadaPol #FortChipewyan #MikisewCreeFirstNation #NativeAmericanNews #TarSands #BigOil #FirstNations #EnvironmentalRacism
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The fix is in - the #BigOil puppets want to release #tarsands tailings into the most important #watershed in #Canada. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-oilsands-tailings-mine-wastewater-consultation-9.7206761
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The fix is in - the #BigOil puppets want to release #tarsands tailings into the most important #watershed in #Canada. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-oilsands-tailings-mine-wastewater-consultation-9.7206761
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The fix is in - the #BigOil puppets want to release #tarsands tailings into the most important #watershed in #Canada. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-oilsands-tailings-mine-wastewater-consultation-9.7206761
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The fix is in - the #BigOil puppets want to release #tarsands tailings into the most important #watershed in #Canada. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-oilsands-tailings-mine-wastewater-consultation-9.7206761
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The fix is in - the #BigOil puppets want to release #tarsands tailings into the most important #watershed in #Canada. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-oilsands-tailings-mine-wastewater-consultation-9.7206761
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HT @miki_lou
"Mikisew Cree’s own #health study confirms what the community has always known: the #oilsands are killing them. "
#BigOil #TarSands #Alberta #IndigenousPeoples #WaterisLife #environment #cdnpoli #ToxicChemicals
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HT @miki_lou
"Mikisew Cree’s own #health study confirms what the community has always known: the #oilsands are killing them. "
#BigOil #TarSands #Alberta #IndigenousPeoples #WaterisLife #environment #cdnpoli #ToxicChemicals
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HT @miki_lou
"Mikisew Cree’s own #health study confirms what the community has always known: the #oilsands are killing them. "
#BigOil #TarSands #Alberta #IndigenousPeoples #WaterisLife #environment #cdnpoli #ToxicChemicals
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HT @miki_lou
"Mikisew Cree’s own #health study confirms what the community has always known: the #oilsands are killing them. "
#BigOil #TarSands #Alberta #IndigenousPeoples #WaterisLife #environment #cdnpoli #ToxicChemicals
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HT @miki_lou
"Mikisew Cree’s own #health study confirms what the community has always known: the #oilsands are killing them. "
#BigOil #TarSands #Alberta #IndigenousPeoples #WaterisLife #environment #cdnpoli #ToxicChemicals
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For #Indigenous communities in ‘#Alberta,’ the #OilIndustry has left an ugly stain
Facing #OilSpills, evacuations and #illness — nations downstream of the #OilSands grieve their way of life, as the #corporations polluting their water get richer
By Brandi Morin, December 7, 2023
Excerpt: "The rush of the wind and sprays of water add to the thrill as Jason Castor guides his riverboat through a stretch of #LakeAthabasca near #FortChipewyan, in #Treaty8 territories. If he slows down, his boat could get stuck in the mud or even flip over because the water levels in this spot are remarkably low. He steers around buoys, dodges logs and other debris while accelerating to the mouth of the channel, which he knows should be deep enough to navigate at an average speed.
"While trawling his boat further down the river, Castor points to odd-looking clusters resembling dirty foam floating by.
" 'There’s just a slurry of a foam that looks like #oil or some kind of #chemical in there,' says Castor, a 42-year-old father, construction business owner and member of the #AthabascaChipewyan #FirstNation (#ACFN).
"He’s been a traditional hunter, trapper and fisherman for nearly 20 years and has documented strange changes in the water, the land and animals.
"Something’s going on in the river, he says.
" 'They say that it’s natural, well, I know that that’s not natural because I’ve been on the river my whole life,' he explains as he points to brown and #WhiteFoam, #OilSheens and other discoloured formations floating on the river.
"Nowadays, it’s risky to navigate these waterways because of industrial intakes like the #WACBennettDam to the west in B.C.; the #AlbertaOilSands just up the river and impacts from #ClimateChange.
"The #PeaceAthabascaDelta is the second-largest #freshwater delta in the world.
"The #AthabascaRiver, and the larger delta, also sit atop the world’s largest known reservoir of #CrudeBitumen.
"The industry that has sprung up around it drives Alberta’s and Canada’s economy, employing about 138,000 people. In 2021, crude bitumen production totaled approximately 3.3 million barrels per day. The oil sands energy sector including oil sands, conventional #OilAndGas, mining and quarrying is valued at about $18 billion.
"But while Canada prospers off the oil sands industry, #Indigenous communities downstream are dealing with its #toxic impacts.
"Not only are the water levels fluctuating, but the health of the water flowing through the Athabasca River is jeopardized."
#CanPol #CanadaPol #Alberta #TarSands #BigOilAndGas #OilSands #WaterIsLife #Pollution #Environment #Oiligarchy
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For #Indigenous communities in ‘#Alberta,’ the #OilIndustry has left an ugly stain
Facing #OilSpills, evacuations and #illness — nations downstream of the #OilSands grieve their way of life, as the #corporations polluting their water get richer
By Brandi Morin, December 7, 2023
Excerpt: "The rush of the wind and sprays of water add to the thrill as Jason Castor guides his riverboat through a stretch of #LakeAthabasca near #FortChipewyan, in #Treaty8 territories. If he slows down, his boat could get stuck in the mud or even flip over because the water levels in this spot are remarkably low. He steers around buoys, dodges logs and other debris while accelerating to the mouth of the channel, which he knows should be deep enough to navigate at an average speed.
"While trawling his boat further down the river, Castor points to odd-looking clusters resembling dirty foam floating by.
" 'There’s just a slurry of a foam that looks like #oil or some kind of #chemical in there,' says Castor, a 42-year-old father, construction business owner and member of the #AthabascaChipewyan #FirstNation (#ACFN).
"He’s been a traditional hunter, trapper and fisherman for nearly 20 years and has documented strange changes in the water, the land and animals.
"Something’s going on in the river, he says.
" 'They say that it’s natural, well, I know that that’s not natural because I’ve been on the river my whole life,' he explains as he points to brown and #WhiteFoam, #OilSheens and other discoloured formations floating on the river.
"Nowadays, it’s risky to navigate these waterways because of industrial intakes like the #WACBennettDam to the west in B.C.; the #AlbertaOilSands just up the river and impacts from #ClimateChange.
"The #PeaceAthabascaDelta is the second-largest #freshwater delta in the world.
"The #AthabascaRiver, and the larger delta, also sit atop the world’s largest known reservoir of #CrudeBitumen.
"The industry that has sprung up around it drives Alberta’s and Canada’s economy, employing about 138,000 people. In 2021, crude bitumen production totaled approximately 3.3 million barrels per day. The oil sands energy sector including oil sands, conventional #OilAndGas, mining and quarrying is valued at about $18 billion.
"But while Canada prospers off the oil sands industry, #Indigenous communities downstream are dealing with its #toxic impacts.
"Not only are the water levels fluctuating, but the health of the water flowing through the Athabasca River is jeopardized."
#CanPol #CanadaPol #Alberta #TarSands #BigOilAndGas #OilSands #WaterIsLife #Pollution #Environment #Oiligarchy
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For #Indigenous communities in ‘#Alberta,’ the #OilIndustry has left an ugly stain
Facing #OilSpills, evacuations and #illness — nations downstream of the #OilSands grieve their way of life, as the #corporations polluting their water get richer
By Brandi Morin, December 7, 2023
Excerpt: "The rush of the wind and sprays of water add to the thrill as Jason Castor guides his riverboat through a stretch of #LakeAthabasca near #FortChipewyan, in #Treaty8 territories. If he slows down, his boat could get stuck in the mud or even flip over because the water levels in this spot are remarkably low. He steers around buoys, dodges logs and other debris while accelerating to the mouth of the channel, which he knows should be deep enough to navigate at an average speed.
"While trawling his boat further down the river, Castor points to odd-looking clusters resembling dirty foam floating by.
" 'There’s just a slurry of a foam that looks like #oil or some kind of #chemical in there,' says Castor, a 42-year-old father, construction business owner and member of the #AthabascaChipewyan #FirstNation (#ACFN).
"He’s been a traditional hunter, trapper and fisherman for nearly 20 years and has documented strange changes in the water, the land and animals.
"Something’s going on in the river, he says.
" 'They say that it’s natural, well, I know that that’s not natural because I’ve been on the river my whole life,' he explains as he points to brown and #WhiteFoam, #OilSheens and other discoloured formations floating on the river.
"Nowadays, it’s risky to navigate these waterways because of industrial intakes like the #WACBennettDam to the west in B.C.; the #AlbertaOilSands just up the river and impacts from #ClimateChange.
"The #PeaceAthabascaDelta is the second-largest #freshwater delta in the world.
"The #AthabascaRiver, and the larger delta, also sit atop the world’s largest known reservoir of #CrudeBitumen.
"The industry that has sprung up around it drives Alberta’s and Canada’s economy, employing about 138,000 people. In 2021, crude bitumen production totaled approximately 3.3 million barrels per day. The oil sands energy sector including oil sands, conventional #OilAndGas, mining and quarrying is valued at about $18 billion.
"But while Canada prospers off the oil sands industry, #Indigenous communities downstream are dealing with its #toxic impacts.
"Not only are the water levels fluctuating, but the health of the water flowing through the Athabasca River is jeopardized."
#CanPol #CanadaPol #Alberta #TarSands #BigOilAndGas #OilSands #WaterIsLife #Pollution #Environment #Oiligarchy
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For #Indigenous communities in ‘#Alberta,’ the #OilIndustry has left an ugly stain
Facing #OilSpills, evacuations and #illness — nations downstream of the #OilSands grieve their way of life, as the #corporations polluting their water get richer
By Brandi Morin, December 7, 2023
Excerpt: "The rush of the wind and sprays of water add to the thrill as Jason Castor guides his riverboat through a stretch of #LakeAthabasca near #FortChipewyan, in #Treaty8 territories. If he slows down, his boat could get stuck in the mud or even flip over because the water levels in this spot are remarkably low. He steers around buoys, dodges logs and other debris while accelerating to the mouth of the channel, which he knows should be deep enough to navigate at an average speed.
"While trawling his boat further down the river, Castor points to odd-looking clusters resembling dirty foam floating by.
" 'There’s just a slurry of a foam that looks like #oil or some kind of #chemical in there,' says Castor, a 42-year-old father, construction business owner and member of the #AthabascaChipewyan #FirstNation (#ACFN).
"He’s been a traditional hunter, trapper and fisherman for nearly 20 years and has documented strange changes in the water, the land and animals.
"Something’s going on in the river, he says.
" 'They say that it’s natural, well, I know that that’s not natural because I’ve been on the river my whole life,' he explains as he points to brown and #WhiteFoam, #OilSheens and other discoloured formations floating on the river.
"Nowadays, it’s risky to navigate these waterways because of industrial intakes like the #WACBennettDam to the west in B.C.; the #AlbertaOilSands just up the river and impacts from #ClimateChange.
"The #PeaceAthabascaDelta is the second-largest #freshwater delta in the world.
"The #AthabascaRiver, and the larger delta, also sit atop the world’s largest known reservoir of #CrudeBitumen.
"The industry that has sprung up around it drives Alberta’s and Canada’s economy, employing about 138,000 people. In 2021, crude bitumen production totaled approximately 3.3 million barrels per day. The oil sands energy sector including oil sands, conventional #OilAndGas, mining and quarrying is valued at about $18 billion.
"But while Canada prospers off the oil sands industry, #Indigenous communities downstream are dealing with its #toxic impacts.
"Not only are the water levels fluctuating, but the health of the water flowing through the Athabasca River is jeopardized."
#CanPol #CanadaPol #Alberta #TarSands #BigOilAndGas #OilSands #WaterIsLife #Pollution #Environment #Oiligarchy
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For #Indigenous communities in ‘#Alberta,’ the #OilIndustry has left an ugly stain
Facing #OilSpills, evacuations and #illness — nations downstream of the #OilSands grieve their way of life, as the #corporations polluting their water get richer
By Brandi Morin, December 7, 2023
Excerpt: "The rush of the wind and sprays of water add to the thrill as Jason Castor guides his riverboat through a stretch of #LakeAthabasca near #FortChipewyan, in #Treaty8 territories. If he slows down, his boat could get stuck in the mud or even flip over because the water levels in this spot are remarkably low. He steers around buoys, dodges logs and other debris while accelerating to the mouth of the channel, which he knows should be deep enough to navigate at an average speed.
"While trawling his boat further down the river, Castor points to odd-looking clusters resembling dirty foam floating by.
" 'There’s just a slurry of a foam that looks like #oil or some kind of #chemical in there,' says Castor, a 42-year-old father, construction business owner and member of the #AthabascaChipewyan #FirstNation (#ACFN).
"He’s been a traditional hunter, trapper and fisherman for nearly 20 years and has documented strange changes in the water, the land and animals.
"Something’s going on in the river, he says.
" 'They say that it’s natural, well, I know that that’s not natural because I’ve been on the river my whole life,' he explains as he points to brown and #WhiteFoam, #OilSheens and other discoloured formations floating on the river.
"Nowadays, it’s risky to navigate these waterways because of industrial intakes like the #WACBennettDam to the west in B.C.; the #AlbertaOilSands just up the river and impacts from #ClimateChange.
"The #PeaceAthabascaDelta is the second-largest #freshwater delta in the world.
"The #AthabascaRiver, and the larger delta, also sit atop the world’s largest known reservoir of #CrudeBitumen.
"The industry that has sprung up around it drives Alberta’s and Canada’s economy, employing about 138,000 people. In 2021, crude bitumen production totaled approximately 3.3 million barrels per day. The oil sands energy sector including oil sands, conventional #OilAndGas, mining and quarrying is valued at about $18 billion.
"But while Canada prospers off the oil sands industry, #Indigenous communities downstream are dealing with its #toxic impacts.
"Not only are the water levels fluctuating, but the health of the water flowing through the Athabasca River is jeopardized."
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