GREENPEACE CANADA
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is destroying Canada’s environment, and now he’s threatening the Arctic with oil spills.
Stephen Harper wants to stand up for dirty oil - we’re standing up for people and the planet. Join us.
Dear Prime Minister Harper,
A crisis is unfolding in the Arctic. Temperatures are rising, ice is melting, and people and wildlife are under threat.
As Canada takes the Chair of the Arctic Council, you have a choice: you can stand with the oil companies and help them drill for more of the fossil fuels that got us into this mess in the first place, or you stand with the people of the Arctic and the people of the world. As a global citizen, I am calling on you to help advance:
- A ban on offshore oil exploration and extraction;
- A moratorium on unsustainable industrial fishing;
- Urgent action on climate change; and
- A global sanctuary in the uninhabited area around the North Pole.
Mr. Harper, the eyes of the world are on you. What happens in the Arctic affects us all. Please make Canada's agenda for the next two years one that promotes a healthy, sustainable Arctic -- not reckless development, runaway climate change, and oil spills.
Sincerely,
