Due to its sheer scale, all Canadians are affected by the tar sands, no matter where they live. The tar sands are the fastest growing source of global warming pollution in Canada. Yet, there is no plan for curbing emissions, and the industry has big plans to expand the production of tar sands over the coming decade.
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Global warming isn't the only environmental problem made worse by the break-neck expansion of the tar sands. Massive toxic waste lakes, toxic air andwater pollution, habitat and speciesdestruction are all legacies of the enormous operations in northern Alberta.
Environmental Defence is educating citizens about the need to reduce, not increase, the amount of pollution coming from the tar sands. This means putting a wrench in the plans of the industry to massively expand over the next decade, and cleaning up the open pit mines and toxic waste lakes that are already there.
