Today we want to acknowledge the many Indigenous communities living on the frontline of the tar sands industry who continue to fight hard to protect Mother Earth, despite incredibly difficult circumstances. We particularly want to send our solidarity and support to the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN). As you can see from this film, being… Continue Reading
Tar Sands protests to greet Canadian PM as he addresses Parliament
Tomorrow, Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in London to address both Houses of Parliament, in advance of the G8 summit. This is the first time in nearly 70 years the honour has been extended to a Canadian leader. But his visit will be greeted by anti-tar sands protests outside, and an Early Day Motion… Continue Reading
“I appreciate your answer, but I still disagree”
Cross-posted from Extreme Energy Initiative Last week I had the joy of attending Shell’s London shareholder meeting. It’s always a bizarre experience, where the board, shareholders, NGOs and members of frontline communities hurl polite comments back and forth, alternating between some of the biggest planet-altering issues you can think of and various petty technicalities like… Continue Reading
Shaming Shell and confronting Mr Tar Sands
Dear friends, Last week we attended the Shell AGM in The Hague with two powerful Indigenous women. Eriel Deranger and Mae Hank came all the way from North America to communicate their communities’ concerns about Shell’s plans to ruin their traditional territories through tar sands mining and Arctic drilling. The trip was a great success,… Continue Reading
