Archive for February 24th, 2010
Winter athletes blast Canada’s tar sands industry
The Winter Olympics this year in Vancouver, BC is an opportunity to be little more than the usual venue for endless corporate advertising and big money sponsorship of “amateur” athletes, thanks to the Sierra Club and its campaign targetting Canada’s tar oil sands extraction industry.
Winter athletes, including sliers and snoboarders, are joining with various international environmental groups to call on Canada to “save the Winter Olympics” and end oil sands destruction.
It’s a combination of athletic self-interest and environmental activism, with the world watching.
