The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

[oldberkeley]

yeah, i saw the bit about the State Dept approval but i was wondering what cultural resources were threatened

Charlie- I don't know enough about this to comment either way, so I'm just passing this on, from Friends of the Earth website:

"Indigenous populations:
Northern Alberta, the region where tar sands oil is extracted, is home to many indigenous populations. Important parts of their cultural traditions and livelihood are coming under attack because of tar sands operations. Communities living downstream from tailing ponds have seen spikes in rates of rare cancers, renal failure, lupus, and hyperthyroidism. In the lakeside village of Fort Chipewyan, for example, 100 of the town’s 1,200 residents have died from cancer."