Youth mobilize against tar sands
July 04, 2008
Carol Goar
While Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach was in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week, defending his province’s environmental practices, a spot of trouble was brewing back home.
Young people from across the country were gathering in Edmonton for a national summit on the Alberta tar sands.
“Oil is making us a lot of money right now, but it’s destroying our future, our environment,” said Nicole McDonal, one of the 100 delegates attending the three-day conference.
The Edmonton student used to be proud of her Alberta roots, but now she’s not sure. “A lot of people my age feel this way. Why are we allowing this to happen to Alberta?”
This is the not the kind of publicity Stelmach needs.
