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Save our Seas & Shores Coalition (SOS2) which includes fishers, tourism operators, native bands, scientists and environmentalists, is trying to stop oil and gas exploration and development on inshore fishing grounds of the Southern Gulf of St Lawrence. A parcel of shore along the Cabot Trail has already been allotted to Corridor Resources for exploration and if not stopped, seismic testing will be carried out this summer. The exploration permit was issued in secret and without any consultation with affected communities in Cape Breton or PEI. There has been no assessment of the habitat, species, economic activities and other social and cultural values of the southern Gulf that could be damaged as a result of oil and gas development. No fish spawning areas, lobster grounds, scallop beds, salmon migratory routes, vulnerable groundfish nursery areas etc have been identified for protection. Oil and gas rigs could go in anywhere, within sight of coastal communities and tourist routes. Development in one area will trigger others throughout the Gulf. Multinationals such as Shell, responsible for gross violations of human rights and severe environmental damage, for instance in coastal areas of Africa, will be profiting, the fossil fuels will go to promote further pollution and unsustainable industrial development in the US, the acid rain will come back to fall in Atlantic Canada, and global climate change will be fuelled if this is allowed to go ahead. There is a petition you can circulate in your area. If you want to join this fight start by visiting the coalition's website : http://north.nsis.com/~egilsson/hereeither.htm. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- The preceding message was posted on the Sustainable Maritimes mailing list (sust-mar). http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/lists/sust-mar -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- Sponsors: Chebucto Community Net http://www.chebucto.ns.ca Sierra Club - Chebucto Group http://www.sierraclub.ca Volunteer listowner: Paul Falvo sust-mar-owner@chebucto.ns.ca
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