The Maritime Conference has issued a news release Limiting the Destructive Impacts of the Alberta Tar Sands.
“Sackville, New Brunswick- Expansion of oil sands production in Alberta should be rejected in favour of a clean and sustainable national energy policy according to Maritime Conference of The United Church of Canada. The regional arm of the largest Protestant denomination in Canada says a clean energy policy must be based on conservation, efficiency and renewable energy while upholding principles of ecological sustainability and Indigenous Rights.”