From the grasslands of prairies, to the foothills of the mountains, and the tundra of the north, the Prairie Chapter encompasses a vast diverse region of Canada.Our mission is to develop a diverse, well-trained grassroots network working to protect the integrity of our prairie ecosystems. |
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immediate release After a two-and-a-half-month trial, tar sands oil giant Syncrude has been found guilty of the criminal charges laid in connection with the deaths of 1,606 ducks that in one of its mining tailings lakes in April 2008. Syncrude was charged under the Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act and the Federal Migratory Birds Convention Act with failing to undertake due diligence to ensure its toxic tailings do not cause harm to migratory birds. The ducks are just one page of the tar sands horror story but the trial has been very revealing about the nature of tar sands operations. Nevertheless, while the verdict is in and sentencing is still to come, justice is still a long way from being served.
Tar Sands Giant Total stonewalls public inquiry into Tar Sands plans OTTAWA – One week after French tar sands giant Total blocked local residents from testifying at a tar sands upgrader hearing northeast of Edmonton, the corporation is now trying to limit what questions third party intervenors can ask with regards to their plans for a new tar sands mine. "Where does a tar sands giant like Total find the audacity to try to limit the questions of an independent intervenor? Total has no right to tell an intervenor what questions they can or can’t ask or to interfere in a public hearing process,” asserted Sheila Muxlow, Interim Director with Sierra Club Prairie. "This demonstrates that Total’s ‘good neighbour rhetoric ends right at their billboards. We say to Total: Just answer the questions." Read More...
Watch this Alberta Primetime Episode, where Sheila Muxlow of Sierra Club Prairie speaks about the health and environmental problems associated with Total's proposed upgrader in the Alberta Heartland. Muxlow discusses green alternatives by building a manufacturing industry that will diversify our economy in a clean and sustainable way.
To obtain consensus with 25 different sector representatives as diverse
as agriculture, and forestry, to petro-chemical and environmental
conservation, the policy involved compromise. In short, destruction
of wetlands is allowed with the demand that companies who destroy
wetlands pay to replace the wetlands to an equal or higher quality
– promoting what is known as a ‘No-Net-Loss’ Principle.
Will
Alberta's new water law leave you high and dry? Sierra Club Canada launched its Action H2O campaign. The multiyear initiative aims to encourage communities across Canada to reduce their respective water footprints through a focused outreach and engagement campaign. Check it out...
As mentioned in the report, "Alberta can start right now, putting
tens of thousands of Albertans back to work, building a cleaner, greener
economy" (page 4). For an overview, see the backgrounder
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It's official: Syncrude is a tar sands criminal
The
Sierra Club Prairie has obtained a leaked copy of the most recent
Alberta Wetlands Policy that shows the extent of industry influence
over environmental decisions for the province. 
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