Stop the Premiers' Pipeline Fast-Track Deal
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- Published on Tuesday, 31 March 2015 09:15
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Friends,
Last week we got some disturbing news: Canada's premiers are writing a national climate deal that could be used as cover to fast track dangerous tar sands pipeline approvals across the country.
On April 14th, the premiers are meeting in Quebec to negotiate. Click here to sign on, and make sure they know that Canada can't lead on climate while digging up the tar sands.
We know that 85% of the tar sands need to stay underground in order to meet Canada's climate obligations. That means winding down pipelines, not building more of them, and committing to leave fossil fuels in the ground.
Big Oil is already planning at least five tar sands export pipelines, including the massive Energy East project. If they get their way, they'll dig up enough dirty tar sands oil to blow away Canada's climate goals.
It's simple: if Canada is building more pipelines, it means we're producing more tar sands... oil -- which means we're not keeping our climate promises. Canada's premiers need to reject any Canadian Energy Strategy that facilitates more tar sands development.
Premiers are negotiating this deal now, and will try to ink it next month. We'll deliver this petition to their meeting in April to tell them what real climate leadership looks like.
Onwards,
Cam Fenton
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Sources:
- Harper Cold Shoulder Pushes Premiers toward Energy Deal, Bloomberg Business
- Oil sands must remain largely unexploited to meet climate target, study finds, the Globe & Mail
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