Time to take our head out of the tar sands29 May 2013
Tar sands oil is the most devastating fossil fuel in commercial production.
Tar sands oil produces 3 to 5 times more climate changing emissions than conventional fossil fuels.
The pollution and deforestation from tar sands:
- does irreversible ecological damage
- kills wildlife
- contributes to catastrophic climate change
- and threatens indigenous communities.
The global development of tar sands will magnify the climate crisis, damage the environment and stop us growing cleanly.
The EU should keep out
European companies want to exploit tar sands deposits around the globe.
Friends of the Earth is working to stop all new tar sands projects and to prevent this harmful fuel entering the European market.
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