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Published on Tuesday, 28 January 2014 12:48
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Want to know what chemicals are in used in fracking?
Hi PAOV,
The rush to extract and export fracked gas continues across the north of BC. And as we know, it’s an industry that comes with a heavy cost.
To give you a sense of what hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is doing to local landscapes, communities and water resources, we created this quick little video entitled “Troubled Water”. Watch the video here >>
The fracking process involves injecting a toxic sludge into the ground to shatter shale rock and release trapped gas. And as we mention in the video, the make-up of this toxic sludge is a huge concern for us. Many of these chemical mixtures, which are called “frac fluids” by the industry, remain a mystery as they’re often protected as a “trade secret”.
Remember, millions of gallons of this stuff are forced underground at incredibly high pressures, and we don’t yet know the impact that it has on freshwater aquifers. Studies of fracking concoctions in the U.S. revealed hundreds of chemicals used in the process – including 29 substances that have human health impacts. But as it stands, companies in Canada aren't legally required to tell us what's in the mix.
Great unknowns like these are a big part of what’s brought us together in opposition to fracking.
The National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI), run by Environment Canada, is the Canadian government’s official summary of dangerous products being released into the air, water and land. This list is maintained primarily in the name of protecting public health. Our allies at West Coast Environmental Law have been demanding that fracking fluids be covered by the list, which would require oil and gas companies to disclose more information about the potentially harmful or toxic chemicals they use in the process.
However, Environment Canada’s current proposal suggests that fracking fluids will not be listed. For a backgrounder on the federal government's proposed approach, click here.
Right now Environment Canada is asking for feedback from you, the public, regarding the disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. They want to know what you think about whether or not these hazardous chemicals should end up on the NPRI. Now is your chance to tell the federal government that the composition of fracking fluids is important, and that you should have the right to know all about it!
Click here to take action now.
The deadline for public comments is Saturday, February 8th – so please use our online letter-writing tool and write today!
Thanks,
Eoin Madden | Climate Campaigner
Wilderness Committee
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Published on Monday, 27 January 2014 13:48
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This week Voice of Palestine interviews Bruce Katz from Montreal, president of
PAJU, Palestinian and Jewish Unity about their recent statement entitled The
Indecency of the Harper Government’s Support for Israel. We talk with
Bruce about the position of PAJU, as well as engaging in a wide-ranging
discussion of Harper’s visit this past week to the region.
Our final piece of music is by Lebanese singer Julia Boutros,
entitled “I Breathe Freedom”; and we dedicate it to all those courageous people in Canada who are speaking up on Palestine and Palestinian
rights and telling the Harper government, Not in our Names!
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on this link to access a download of the show .
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Published on Monday, 27 January 2014 08:48
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Download FileDownload FileDear Friends of SJS,
VIDEA and Camosun College invite students from campuses
across Victoria to join us during International Development Week for a morning
exploring what it means to be an international intern. Curious about what
working internationally is all about? Interested in doing an international
internship but not sure what it will be like, or whether you would enjoy it?
Not sure how your degree or diploma might apply? Join us to hear more about
international internships from former VIDEA interns who carried out placements
in South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Uganda!
University of Victoria and Royal Roads University
students also encouraged to attend - everyone welcome!
Friday, February 7th - 9:00-1:00
Camosun College in Wilna Thomas 234
Light refreshments served,
Please register in advance...
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Published on Thursday, 30 January 2014 01:18
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Take action to keep crude oil out of Hudson Bay
Hi PAOV,
We need you to raise your voice against a terrible plan to ship crude oil through northern Manitoba communities to the Port of Churchill, and then by tanker through Hudson Bay. It’s a terrible idea that would put this fragile ecological area at risk!
Most people only know Churchill as the place to see polar bears and beluga whales; in fact, it’s the best place in the world to see them. Omnitrax, the company that owns the port and railway, plans to put those polar bears and belugas in jeopardy by shipping crude oil through this region.
We’ve already documented many aspects of this plan that simply won’t work. You can read about the area’s lack of oil spill containment equipment on our blog post here, and even see a government video of cleanup equipment failing in icy northern waters. You can read about how dangerous this rail line is in this blog post, which chronicles four separate derailments and accidents that occurred on this rail line while I was travelling to and from Churchill in the fall of 2013.
For some of the remote communities along the rail line, this single railway is their only access to the outside world – and to each other. How can oil spill response equipment be transported into these communities, when the only rail line has an accident on it? How do you evacuate people when there is no road into these communities? How do we safeguard the population, the wildlife, and the lands and waters that provide for them, when the only access – the rail line – is blocked by a train derailment?
Finally, Hudson Bay itself has no crude oil being shipped through it right now. We do not need to put Hudson Bay at risk. Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec will all share the risk if crude oil is transported through Hudson Bay. This plan does not need to happen!
Please use this letter-writing tool to contact federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt, and voice your opinion today! Share this information with your family, friends and neighbours – the more people who speak up, the better.
Write your letter now >>
We must ban crude oil shipments through Hudson Bay to protect marine ecosystems, to protect the fragile northern ecology, and to protect the nearby communities – and the territories they rely on to thrive.
For the wild,
Eric Reder | Manitoba Campaign Director
Wilderness Committee
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Published on Thursday, 23 January 2014 18:24
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Dear Friends of SJS,
Please join us this coming week for our First Conversation with Activists:
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Published on Thursday, 23 January 2014 13:48
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Download FileDownload FileDear Friends of SJS,
here are some upcoming events and information sponsored by our partners that may be of interest to you:
Wednesday, January 29, Book Launch of Undoing Border Imperialism with author and social activist Harsha Walia.
Undoing Border Imperialism is an exciting new book that situates immigrant rights’ movements within a transnational analysis of capitalism, labour exploitation, settler colonialism, state building, and racialized empire.
Wednesday, January 29, 12:30 pm, Harry Hickman Building, Room 116, Uvic. Free and open to the public. See attached poster for details. Community Launch also Wed. evening at BCGEU Bldg, 2994 Douglas,
5:30-7:30 pm. (see attached poster)
jpJohn PriceProfessor of HistoryUniversity of VictoriaWeb:
web.uvic.ca/~transpac
PO Box 3045 STN CSCVictoria, B.C.V8W 3P4Tel:
250 721-7386Fax:
250 721-8772
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