Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

June 14, 2011

Al Jazeera: The World's Dirtiest Oil? Canada's Tar Sands



The World's Dirtiest Oil? - Canada's Tar Sands
Controversial mining operations threaten the lives and livelihood of Canada's indigenous people, who have organised a global response to take on oil companies and the Canadian government itself.

Activists are flocking to the web to organize a multi-location protest against oil sands extraction operations currently underway in Alberta, Canada. The protest is scheduled to happen June 18 across Canada and in front of Canadian embassies around the world.

Get the story at Al Jazeera:
http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/canadas-tar-sands

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