No New Approvals for Tar Sands Developments
We are calling, with one voice, for the Alberta Government to take the first step for a cessation of new oil sands approvals and lease sales. The time is now to stop the uncontrolled oil sands development and deal with the environmental and social concerns that it has created.
Regardless of the reason, there is one thing we all agree on - the first step is to stop adding to the problem.No new approvals on oil sands development!
We are calling, with one voice, for the Alberta Government to take the first step for a cessation of new oil sands approvals and lease sales. The time is now to stop the uncontrolled oil sands development and deal with the environmental and social concerns that it has created.
Regardless of the reason, there is one thing we all agree on - the first step is to stop adding to the problem.No new approvals on oil sands development!
We, the undersigned, represent diverse interests and individual priorities to our concern about the future of Alberta. We represent {environmental, social, conservation, labour, health, treaty rights, forestry, land use, humanitarian, water and economic concerns}; but we are united in our concern about the impact that out-of-control development of the oil sands is having on all areas of the province.
We are calling, with one voice, for the Alberta Government to take the first step for a cessation of new oil sands approvals and lease sales. The time is now to stop the uncontrolled oil sands development and deal with the environmental and social concerns that it has created.
Regardless of the reason, there is one thing we all agree on - the first step is to stop adding to the problem.No new approvals on oil sands development!
Please I love this country and all its diversity drilling it for resorces just to make yourselvs money is not only incredibly selfish but ignorant. its as if you dont want any life to be sustained in the future. your children will grow up without nature and crawling in there own selfeshness and greed.
Stop the destruction
We have already destroyed so much for our future generations, let's at least TRY to show that we care about what we're leaving behind for them!!
I am eighteen years old and even I realize that this is ridiculous. Tar sands need to stop. Now.
Clean energy, not climate destroying dirty tar sands oil represent our future. Stop the destruction!
I cannot believe what the government is doing to our Country. The planet is our home, why are we deliberately destroying it.
We are destroying the planet with that the health of human beings.
Hello I am a very concerted citizen of Alberta. I think our investments into the oil sands are quite unrealistic as the set president for our future is to work towards a ecologically and sustainable economy. Since the oil sands are not a renewable resource, future communities will be left with the repercussions of its governments decision to allow the sinking of billions of dollars into a industry that will be abandoned once resources are depleated. This reasoning does not hold the additional view of protecting the great Canadian ecosystem, though I must inform you that it is of equal concern to me and many individuals present within this country. So for the further benefit of this country and its ecosystem I urge the Canadian government to withhold from any future approvals. In addition, I would also like to urge the Canadian government to invest more money into the development of alternative energy sources.
I signed this petition for the future benefit of this country and its people.
This planet is not ours to take. Man did not create it, man has no right to destroy it. Stop looking, and start seeing! Stop hearing, and start listening!
We need to stop the destruction of our land and the poisoning of our air, water, and ecosystems.
I want there to be a world for my children's children to grow up in where there is still wild animals, healthy ecosystems, places that are untouched by human destruction and greed. We need to act now to save what is left of our world in order to save ourselves.
I am ashamed at the blatent destruction of our beautiful country. The wild Canadian Wilderness is becoming less habitable than the surface of the moon. God help us. The wealth that provides new cars and TV's in a few short years will be the junk seen on the side of the road. We will drown in our own greed.
Wake up and save this planet. If it isn't already too late.
What will it take for our government to think about human and environmental health before the bottom line. Please do still consider the health of the economy in your decision making, but not at the expense of human and environmental health. Please consider the triple bottom line.
You greedy greedy people....
There is no need to develop the oil sands except for profit. We will get energy from other sources, but people are greedy and drop everything to run and bow for money...
You do not have the right to destroy our planet! Tar sands are threatening the fate of our earth, and we need to stop them. We need to protect our future generations and the future of this planet. You do not have the authority to destroy our planet!
I care about the earth!
Please stop this expanding stain on our countries national image.
Our money should be going into finding cleaner, renewable resources, not pumping into something so futile.
As a new nursing graduate an Queen's University, I think the governments involvement in the Tar Sands is disgusting! I cant believe how Environment Canada and Health Canada have charged Dr. O'Connor with causing alarm when they haven't even done their own, unbiased, research on the environmental effects of the tar sands on water, and ecosystems in the area.
More Research needs to be done. Canada needs to take a hard line when it comes to legislation to keep pollutants contained. Im not even saying that the Tar Sands is a horrible thing...I think its great that Canada has such a resource that it can sell to the world BUT its up to our government to regulate how the companies go about their work and that our natural environment, and the worlds 3rd largest watershed, isn't destroyed.
People are just doing this to get lots of money in their pockets and they don't care about the future of our planet at all! They should realize that the future are renewable energies and it will be profitable too! The Canadian government should realize that they are back in 20th century with their dirty oil sands! If they don't go with the future, it will be also bad for the Canadian economy in the long run!
It is not just the forest that is cut and the land that is digged - the waste, especially the toxics from the tailings ponds that are polluting Athabasca river have a huge impact on people that live upstream and live on fish from the river. Lots of people have died due to poisoned fish! The government can not just shut their eyes!!!
We cannot hold, that a country does not meet Kyoto targets and a province like alberta is then INCREASING emissions again by 50% by 2050. Is there going to be justice any time at home?
If Canada does not care about the treaties for indigenous peoples' rights, the Migratory Birds Convention Act and many more, it has definitaly to be considered as a developing country, since usually only those do not care about treaties. The already missed targets set at Kyoto do not have to been rewarded by further dirty economy!!!
It is absolutely disgusting how we can rape our land for someone to make a profit. Take the money out of the oil sands and put something in a clean energy research. It is about time Canada's shotty politicians step up and actually make a change for the better. STOP THE TARSANDS
It's time to stop being Ignorant to the problem, the world is taking notice and it's not the kind of attention anyone wants. PLEASE!
No new approvals for Tar Sands development! Stop destroying the planet!!!!!!!
Our children and grandchildren deserve better!
Its absolutely disgusting that there are people who try to justify the tar sands; the planet has persisted for millions of years before us, why can't people see it dying now because of us.. The tar sands are destroying natural habitat and demolishing any future for our generations to come. This has to stop.
All my university research has led to absolutely no positive outlooks for Canada if we are to keep raping the natural reservoirs so carelessly. Al; this time I though the government and the people had a common goal, but of course $$ in the political pocket takes precedent again. Don't think the people are stupid, there is enough tax money involved in the industry to make all the greedy conservative leaders billionaires and guess what....they're on their way!!!
The pollution and waste management is attrocous. The land will never be able to regenerate to where it once was at and most of the oil get's piped into the states to get sold back to the sucker Canadians who can't or simply wont do anything about it. I am embarassed our government is promoting this, it just goes to show how ignorant and narrow minded they really are.
You are killing our beautiful country and are setting us up for the worst future economic recession as well as utter complete health problems
To save Canada!
The oil sands should be phased out as quickly as possible. No economic growth is worth the environmental cost of the oil sands development.
Global warming / climate changes is primarily due to human consumption of fossil fuels, and it can't be denied any longer.
As the government is disregarding the health effects of tarsands production, as well as destroying boreal forests that are important to everyone, they should cease issuing new leases until a method can be devised that does not affect so many people's health.
I strongly agree with this petition.
Would you live in a community downstream from these tar sands? I wouldn't, and I think it is horrible that this is happening and the industries are lying to us saying it has no impact on the environment. I feel so sorry for the people of Alberta and am starting to be an embarressed Canadian!!!
The reason there shouldn't be any new approvals is simple, there's been enough destruction already. How many other farmers (who we count on to feed our cities) are going to be displaced for what? Oil, we can't eat, nor drink, (the waste of water to get this oil is 4:1) so in the end it is up the citizens of the world to show everyone we need this to stop now!
On behalf of your future generations, please, no more new tar sands developments!
This is about future generations, the wildlife of Alberta and trying to put an end to destructive environmental practices worldwide. The future health of our planet is of far greater importance than the short term fix of a few dollars more income.
For the love of all things positive in this world... stop the tar sands please!
The Alberta oil sands have been and will continue to kill people in their immediate vicinity. Soon however, we will all have to deal with the effect that this place has on climate change. If we do not stop the uncontrolled oil sands development our entire world will face the negative affects that are coming with climate change.
This is the most inefficient form of energy and we cannot destroy our country simply to feed the greed of the US!! STOP stripping killing our environment just to make a couple dollars!! The future of our environment is way more important than the future of our economy!!!
My reason to want to boycott the Tar Sands is so that my children and their children will have a clean and healthy planet to live on! We can't keep destroying the planet simply for profit!
Canada is already the worlds #1 polluter per capita. This has to stop!
This destruction of mother earth for a mere few dollars is going against everything we are supposed to represent. We are supposed to be the caretakers so we can live a happy and healthy life not only for us but for the many generations that will follow. Our families have kept Turtle Island clean and beautiful for countless generations. You on the other hand brought hardships and destruction to everyone in few short years. If this is what you think teaching the Turtle Island people is what proper civilization with the pollution you have brought and destruction you are doing. You can keep it. Stop polluting our planet and our children's future.
