re: Visit of the Hon. Minister Ted Morton of Alberta, Canada
Good afternoon, Friends and Colleagues
Until last week, a single episode connected me to your wonderful country. This was our fantastic visits a number of yeas ago to Kakadu, the Blue Mountains, Tasmania, Kangaroo Island, the Little Desert, Lamington, Grampians and other places, communities and people too numerous to mention. Needless to say, we long for a return to the sights, sounds, smells, experiences and people we remember so dearly.
Now, a second connection as Alberta’s Minister for Sustainable Resource Development — Mr. Ted Morton — travels to Australia to “gather information on a wide array of natural resource management and land-use practices.”
The Minister is tackling a broad array of issues. Of course, the 2,000 pound water buffalo in the room will Alberta’s shameful record on oil sand development and carbon emissions contributing to global warming. Suffice it to say that the province has no intention to reduce carbon emissions, and that Australia’s dry interior and low coastlines will be among the first to suffer because of our indifference and arrogance. More at: http://www.oilsandswatch.org/
Please have a look at the following information in preparation for any meetings with Minister Morton and his party:
http://www.oilsandswatch.org/pubs
http://pubs.pembina.org/reports/Taking_the_Wheel-report.pdf
http://pubs.pembina.org/reports/Upgrader_Alley-report.pdf
http://pubs.pembina.org/reports/CatchingUp-Offsets.pdf
We sincerely hope that you will be able to share some promising insights with our Minister.
Please feel free to contact me (in Canada) at 403-678-0016 or [email protected] for additional information.
Best regards,
Jim Pissot
James Pissot, MSc
Canada Field Representative
Defenders of Wildlife
