Desmond Tutu Among Nobel Winners Who Ask [Canadian PM] Harper To Halt Oil Sands

[Hoosier Daddy]

Source: HuffPost Canada

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is one of eight Nobel Peace Prize winners who have signed a letter asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper to do what he can to stop the growth of Alberta's oilsands.

The letter comes three weeks after several peace prize laureates wrote a letter to United States President Barack Obama asking him to block the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline (TSX:TRP), which would increase oilsands exports to the United States.

"Just as we called on President Obama to reject the pipeline, we are calling on you to use your power to halt the expansion of the tarsands — and ensure that Canada moves towards a clean energy future," the letter says.

The laureates point out that Harper has called climate change one of humanity's biggest challenges. They call on him to back his words with action by using federal powers to halt further expansion of the oilsands.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/09/28/nobel-prize-winners-oil-sands_n_985171.html

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These are the oil sands from which the Keystone XL pipeline would deliver crude to the Gulf Coast. Nebraska's Governor and two Senators want nothing to do with it. When Dave Heineman (R), Mike Johanns (R), and Ben Nelson (DINO) are against a Big Oil project, you know it's gotta be bad!

[SpiralHawk]

1. Thank you, Desmond

Everyone should weigh in on this massive MultiNational Corp. clusterf*ck -- which is going to enrich a few corporate fatcats, and have ongoing SHIT ROLLS DOWNHILL consequences for everyone else for decades.

[truedelphi]

2. Nobel Laureats - this service to us is as great as the things that

got you your Prizes.

[BlueIris]

3. What a real Peace Prize winner looks like. nt

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Hoosier Daddy.