Following on the train derailment in SK this week...here is yet ANOTHER ATTROCITY that HAARPER SNUCK THROUGH...AND HAS TO BE STOPPED!!!! Suncor sneaks tar sands tankers into St. Lawrence and Great Lakes A spill would have catastrophic effects on this waterway that millions of people rely on for drinking water. Transport Canada and the government of Quebec approved these shipments without a thorough environmental assessment, public consultation and free, prior and informed consent of indigenous communities and municipalities. The Council of Canadians opposes these shipments because of the risk they pose to the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin. Many other organizations, communities and First Nations are also deeply concerned about the threat of bitumen shipments on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. These shipments set a dangerous precedent and present an increased threat to the waters of the Basin. Every day, energy giant Suncor transports bitumen via CN Rail from Alberta to a storage space in Quebec operated by Kildair Services. Given the train derailment in Wadena, Saskatchewan on Tuesday and the catastrophe in Lac Mégantic last summer, the transport of hazardous materials by rail poses an increased risk to many communities along the route. Suncors shipments could pave the way for a plan being hatched by Calumet Specialty Products to build an oil terminal in Superior, Wisconsin at the edge of Lake Superior and at the foot of the Alberta Clipper, a pipeline that transports Alberta crude from Edmonton. The oil terminal would be able to load one oil tanker or barge every four days, with each tanker being able to hold about 77,000 barrels of crude oil and a 400-foot-long barge being able to hold about 110,000 barrels. Thirteen million barrels of crude oil could be shipped across the Great Lakes each year. With the European Union recently abandoning plans to label more carbon intensive fuels such as tar sands and fracked oil, we could see an increase in plans to ship bitumen by tanker across the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. These extreme energy projects are more water and energy intensive and are threatening the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin like never before. Read more about the first shipment and Maude Barlows report Liquid Pipeline: Extreme energys threat to the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. Pipelines. There is also a move to re-export tar sands crude to Europe and Asia, via the U.S. Suncor shipments are still in its early stages with the second shipment. Now is the time to stop them and call for genuine public debate and a full environmental review. Here are five things you can do to stop Suncors shipments: Sign our action alert calling on Transport Canada and the Quebec’s Department of Sustainable Development, Environment and the Fight against Climate Change Contact your mayor and municipal councillor and urge them to call for a full environmental review and genuine public debate. Contact your Member of Parliament to express your concerns and urge them to call for a moratorium on the shipments until a full environmental review and public consultations are complete. Write a Letter to the Editor. Letters are read by politicians and members of the community. It’s a great way to educate people about these shipments. Talk to your friends, family and colleagues about these shipments. Despite the grave risks they pose, there is little information about the plan. rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/making-waves/2014/10/suncor-sneaks-tar-sands-tankers-st-lawrence-and-great-lakes?utm_content=bufferbe750&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer#.VDjBSvNqPtU.facebook
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 03:43:27 +0000
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