[Ost-news] Greenpeace in Edmonton, their sights set on shutting down Alberta’s tarsands.

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Target: tarsands  
Greenpeace comes to Edmonton

By NICKI THOMAS, SPECIAL TO SUN MEDIA  
[http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2007/07/31/4383282.html][1]

Greenpeace is setting up shop in Edmonton with their sights set on shutting down Alberta’s tarsands.

“The tarsands are one of the most environmentally destructive projects in Canada, if not the world,” said tarsands campaign organizer Geeta Sehgal.

Sehgal said the tarsands create 40 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions every year, ensuring Canada can’t meet its commitments to the Kyoto Protocol.

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    [1]: http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2007/07/31/4383282.html (http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2007/07/31/4383282.html)
    [2]: http://oilsandstruth.org/greenpeace-edmonton-their-sights-set-shutting-down-alberta-s-tarsands

URL: http://oilsandstruth.org/greenpeace-edmonton-their-sights-set-shutting-down-alberta-s-tarsands