We’re writing today about an urgent issue that has been slipping beneath the radar. A recent poll revealed that while 96 per cent of British Columbians are aware of Enbridge’s oil and pipeline proposal, only 49 per cent have heard of the Fraser Surrey Docks proposal to export U.S. coal to Asia. If this coal export project goes ahead, Vancouver will become the largest exporter of coal in North America. Port Metro Vancouver could make its decision any day now. We need to speak up now to help stop this from happening. Sign our new petition to stop coal port expansion today. Why is this proposal so concerning? Because coal is a toxic product. Its mining, transport and combustion create grave risks to human health and to the quality of life in communities surrounding mines, rail lines, port facilities and power plants. As if that’s not bad enough, burning coal has been identified as the single largest cause of global warming
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 22:20:07 +0000
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