How you can help stop Kinder Morgan this week
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- Published on Friday, 05 December 2014 17:44
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Let's tell Canada's government: Say NO to Kinder Morgan!
Hi PAOV,
Opposition to the proposed Kinder Morgan tar sands pipeline has exploded recently on Burnaby Mountain, after the company forced its way into a much-loved conservation area. When the City of Burnaby tried to prevent destructive testing by Kinder Morgan in the local park, they were told that their bylaws did not matter in this case.
The citizens of Burnaby – and their recently re-elected mayor – have clearly shown that they’re committed to preventing the construction of this dangerous pipeline. So it’s no wonder that when Kinder Morgan attempted to impose itself on this local community, the company was met with a growing number of folks who were not prepared to simply get out of the way.
The Burnaby Mountain defenders are making a stand to protect our climate, and to protect our communities from a repeat of the oil spill on Kinder Morgan’s existing pipeline in Burnaby in 2007. Whether or not they prevent the drilling and other work being carried out by the company’s contractors as you read this, I believe these defenders have changed the debate around tar sands pipelines and climate change in this country forever. For that, I am relieved and thankful.
They have also given us a real opportunity to get our message out there loud and clear: Kinder Morgan needs to walk away from this risky and unwanted project for good!
The company is expected to be in court tomorrow morning in Vancouver to seek an extension and expand the area of its injunction to keep concerned citizens away from the survey work on Burnaby Mountain. We will be there at 9:30 a.m. to join others in expressing our opposition to Kinder Morgan’s pipeline and the destructive work going on in Burnaby.
If you’re in Vancouver, will you join us outside the courthouse to make some noise? Check out the Facebook event page for additional details or to RSVP.
The protests being witnessed on Burnaby Mountain are a direct result of our communities being backed into a corner by our own federal government. Our government in Ottawa has steadfastly refused to act on climate change, gutted environmental protection laws in the name of fast-tracking Big Oil’s plans and failed to honour its obligations with First Nations.
James Moore, the current federal Minister for Industry and senior minister in British Columbia, needs to hear from you. He needs to know that his government can no longer put you and your family at risk due to the serious impacts of climate change and toxic oil spills.
You can contact Minister Moore at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call his constituency office at 604-937-5650. Please write now and tell him why the federal government must put and end to Kinder Morgan's tar sands pipeline proposal (you can also copy me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Let’s keep up the momentum!
Eoin Madden | Climate Campaigner
Wilderness Committee
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