David and Goliath in the Tar Sands
Posted in: UncategorizedCommunities prepare to rise up, but they can’t do it alone.
From Adbusters Blog
For every barrel of bitumen that comes out of the ground in Northern Alberta, Canada, another 1.5 barrels of toxic waste is created and dumped into tailings ponds that are carved out of the once pristine wilderness. That waste may now be leaking into the Athabasca river Delta, poisoning indigenous communities for hundreds of kilometers downstream and causing rare cancers once unheard of. The Alberta government and its industry-funded studies say every thing is okay with the water. Independent observers say otherwise. Watch as Al Jazeera uncovers how industry and government are working to silence dissent and how communities are beginning to fight back.
Witness: To the Last Drop – Part 1
Witness: To the Last Drop – Part 2
URL: http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2011/06/20116227153978324.html
