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Greenpeace Launches Campaign Against SunCor Pollution
Suncor called "one of the worst offenders in affecting climate change"
Edmoton, Greenpeace Press Release; Greenpeace Canada announced it is launching a campaign against Suncor Energy Inc., one of Canada's largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, because of the oil giant's intention to expand in Fort McMurray and around the world.
Greenpeace escalated its campaign to stop the expansion of the Alberta tar sands on March 15, by climbing a 400-tonne coker stopping its journey north from Edmonton. The coker, which will be used to turn tar sands into oil, is destined for the Suncor project near Fort McMurray, northern Alberta.
In freezing conditions, five Greenpeace activists prevented the last of four huge, 400-tonne cokers from leaving their location outside Edmonton, bound for the tar sands site in Fort McMurray.
Steven Guilbeault, Greenpeace Canada climate and energy campaigner and one of the climbers said, "If these projects are allowed to proceed, over the next 10 years greenhouse gas emissions from tar sands will make up 25 per cent of the increase for all of Canada. Greenpeace is calling for a halt to the expansion of all the tar sands projects."
Greenpeace notes that at its Fort McMurray site alone, Suncor spews 637 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents into the atmosphere every hour, making the oil giant one of the worst offenders in affecting climate change. Suncor also ranked first in the country for the emissions of both toluene and benzene.
Greenpeace Canada campaigners were joined by representatives from Greenpeace Australia and Greenpeace International. Greenpeace Australia has been campaigning against Suncor's new Stuart Oil Shale pilot project in Queensland, Australia.