[van-announce] Climate Crimes OR Real Solutions? Fracking, Tar Sands, Pipelines, Tankers - Mother Earth Day - Sun April 22 7:30

[Eric Doherty]

*Climate Crimes OR Real Solutions?

Fracking, Tar Sands, Pipelines, Tankers



Mother Earth Day, Sunday April 22, 7:30 pm


Vancouver Public Library Downtown - 350 West Georgia Street - Alma 
VanDusen and Peter Kaye Rooms

Do you know how fracking (hydraulic fracturing) for natural gas is 
connected to the Tar Sands?

Find out about the systemic solutions the 1% and Big Oil and Gas don't 
want us to talk about!

Come and bring your friends to this important meeting. Learn about the 
links between the tar sands, fracking, pipelines and tankers and the 
alternatives to their destructive impacts.
Ben Parfitt is the resource policy analyst with the Canadian Centre for 
Policy Alternatives --- BC Office.    He is the author of the Climate 
Justice Project report Fracking Up Our Water, Hydro Power and Climate: 
BC's reckless pursuit of shale gas.

Tria Donaldson is a youth Indigenous activist with a strong focus on 
climate justice. She has been involved with the goBeyond project, the 
Sierra Youth Coalition, and the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition.

Eric Doherty is a transportation planner and environmental consultant. 
He co-authored the Climate Justice Project report Transportation 
Transformation: Building Complete Communities and a Zero-Emission 
Transportation System.

Organized by the Council of Canadians Vancouver-Burnaby Chapter and the 
Occupy Vancouver Environmental Justice Group



System Change Not Climate Change!
More info:       www.VancouverCouncilofCanadians.ca      
www.OccupyVancouver.com                www.SystemChange.ca     
www.PolicyAlternatives.ca/fracking*
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