Oil vs water
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- Published on Tuesday, 03 March 2015 21:44
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Paov,
Thank you for taking action asking the Alberta government to release water rules that protect the Athabasca River. We just received a tip-off that the rules are going to be released tomorrow -- so we have to spread the word as far and wide as possible right now.
Please share on Facebook or forward the email below to your friends!
Thank you for taking a stance to save the Athabasca River,
Angus, Emma, Liz and the rest of the team at SumOfUs
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Friends,
Tomorrow, the Alberta government is releasing new rules that decide how much water tar sands companies can take from the Athabasca River to extract water-intensive bitumen. The policy reads like an industry wish list -- giving generous exemptions to tar sands companies to take as much water from the Athabasca River whenever they want it.
This is reckless. These new rules are an environmental disaster waiting to happen -- especially after the Alberta government promised "world-leading environmental protection". A massive public outcry could force the government to go back to the negotiating table and stop giving handouts to tar sands companies.
Join me in signing the petition to the Alberta government to release water rules that protect the Athabasca River! http://action.sumofus.org/a/alberta-water-laws/?sub=taf
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