Send Environment Minister Peter Kent a Love Note!

Click here to send Peter Kent a love note.

Rick Mercer: Syncrude Duck Oil

 

Help save a duck from the tar sands. 

Click here.

James Cameron in oilsands 'sponge mode'

The people of Fort Chipewyan have a titanic new ally in their fight to keep their lands and waters clean in the face of growing oilsands development upstream from their community.

After a closed-door meeting Tuesday, Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation said famed film director James Cameron has promised to do what he can to keep helping their cause.

"It's going to be a beautiful relationship," said Adam.

"I'm here to help," agreed Cameron, though he didn't specify what form his support would take.

The Hollywood heavyweight arrived in Fort McMurray on Monday and almost immediately departed on an aerial tour of the oilsands with native leaders who have complained that oilsands pollution is ruining fish stocks and giving them cancer.

James Cameron Visits The Tar Sands

Tar Wars (Greenpeace spoofs Star Wars)

Corrie Crazy

Update: The show has now aired and is available online here.

Tonight we had a very fun time participating in the documentary currently being filmed by the CBC. Corrie Crazy will air on CBC on December 9, 2010 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the British soap opera Coronation Street.  

SPOILER: The above icon links to the ITV Coronation Street Site.

 The CBC crew setting up. Me on the right in the black t-shirt.

My good friend "Muffin" set this all up so myself, David, Andrew and Darren had pizza, beer and watched Coronation Street in the climate controlled comfort of our living room in downtown Toronto with a great CBC crew. We talked Corrie, discussed our favourite characters and storylines and ranted about the characters we love to hate (Sally Webster).

Of course as true Corrie fans we also bitched about the:

totally

unnecessary and ridiculous

   9 month delay

from the original ITV air dates!

   DO YOU HEAR ME CBC?

 I SAY,

DO YOU HEAR ME?

 (Fred Elliot reference)

Okay, I've said my piece about that.... So, I did a Google search for "Corrie Crazy" and found this post from the Coronation Street Blog (SPOILER SITE, BE CAREFUL!)

(Side note to Coronation Street Blog: you could make it clear that you are a spoiler site... bad karma is now headed your way, and deservedly so now that I know something I didn't want to know about Fiona Brown!)

When all was said and done we had a great evening and are eagerly awaiting the airing of Corrie Crazy in December. I also strategically wore my Greenpeace Tar Sands t-shirt, which I'm hoping will make the cut and be seen by tens of people across the country.  

Editors Note: The preceding sentence make this entire post relevant to this blog.

And I'd like to end this post with a great big THANK YOU to Corrie Canuck for their dedication, non-spoilerism and filling in of the blanks when it comes to obscure Corrie references and truly heavy northern accents, yes I mean you Sophie Webster!

Corrie Canuck, your hard work is appreciated and enjoyed by hundreds, if not thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Canadian Coronation Street fans!

  Here's a couple of pictures from tonight;

 Terry & the CBC Crew. Oh, and Muffin in the foreground and of course Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II in the background (inspired by Jack and Vera).

Muffin writing on the Bhudda Board

Toxins Increase In Athabasca River

The Globe & Mail is reporting today that elevated levels of toxins have been found in the Athabasca River. A study, to be published today has found elevated levels of lead, mercury and 11 other toxins. The Athabasca River is the main fresh water source in the region of the Alberta Oil Tar Sands.

Rethink Alberta

 

RethinkAlberta.com

TAR SANDS FLAME