Alberta Tar Sands and Mackenzie River Delta

EDMONTON - While Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach is in Washington this week seeking to assure Americans that there are no environmental problems associated with dirty tar sands development, Canadian environmental organizations are going to court tomorrow to challenge a massive tar sands operation north of Fort McMurray, Alberta.... Read more »

At hearings in Inuvik last week, Sierra Club of Canada urged the Panel to reject the MGP unless:
•    Mackenzie gas is used only for climate-friendly purposes (such as displacing coal-fired electricity generation) and not to expand tar sands development;
•    A proper cumulative effects study is completed;... Read more »

Yellowknife — The Joint Review Panel should recommend that the $16.2 billion Mackenzie Gas Project be rejected unless substantial preparations are first undertaken, as recommended by non-governmental organizations at hearings in Inuvik this week, says Sierra Club of Canada.  

In Alberta it's easy to forget what political change looks like. Still, in a province coated with deep blue Tory promises of a stable economic future, the paint is beginning to wear thin. In three consecutive consultations Albertans have clearly stated that they desire government intervention, whether it's to create housing, to slow the pace of growth or to increase the royalties collected from tar sands extraction.

Yellowknife — The $16.2 billion Mackenzie Gas Project is unsustainable unless the natural gas is used wisely as a bridge to a clean energy future engaging wind, micro-hydro and solar power says Sierra Club of Canada.