UNSTOPPABLE #tarsands LEAK In Cold Lake, Alberta an environmental disaster is unfolding. The Primrose bitumen emulsion site has been seeping tar over 30 acres of swampy forest for the past nine weeks. Already, the viscous substance has contaminated a large swath of vegetation and killed dozens of animals. About 26,000 barrels of tar have been removed from the area. An anonymous government scientist told the Toronto Star that the leak was not going away, that no one understood the causes of the problem, and do not have any effective remediation measures in place. A spokesperson for the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), which oversees the extraction sites, is currently working with owner Canadian Natural Resources Ltd to begin to clean up the mess. More info >> bit.ly/15GbBW4, bit.ly/164WgjX, bit.ly/12QbyZs TAKE ACTION: joinsummerheat.org/ wearefearelsssummer.org/ tarsandsblockade.org/ 350.org/KXL, facebook/TarSandsSolutionsNetwork Image credit: Wikicommons user Ssgt. Derrick C. Goode (via Inhabitat bit.ly/164WgjX) _______________________________________________ "Unless we go after the “money pollution,” no campaign against real pollution stands a chance." -- Naomi Klein [M]
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:23:29 +0000
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