Downstream is a short documentary featuring Dr. John O'Connor, an activist doctor who took on Canada's health system and energy ministries, regarding the high incidences of exotic cancers among his patients in Fort Chipewyan who rely on the Athabasca watershed for survival, and who are at risk from oil sands development.
Tim Webb's story in the Guardian connects the catastrophic impact of the BP Deepwater Horizon leak, and the continuing and expanding pollution and devastation of Alberta's wilderness.
Syncrude's trial regarding the deaths of 1,600 waterfowl in one of their gargantuan tailings ponds is underway.
Natural Resources Canada, cheerily explains how all is well and getting even better on their site, while Tailings Pond Number One leaks 5.7 million liters of benzene, mercury, arsenic, and napthalmic acid doused toxic water per day into the earth and watershed and has for years.
Shell shareholders are due to vote on expanding Alberta oil sands development on May 18. BP, as of last month, was going ahead with their development.
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