Canadian Youth Climate Coalition
10 signatures reached
To: Eastern Shore District High School Administration
Keep CAPP Out of Eastern Shore District High School
We are calling for the administration of our school to take a strong position in opposition to Canadian Geographic's Energy IQ project coming to Eastern Shore District High, and to call on Canadian Geographic to end the sponsorship of this project by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
Why is this important?
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) is the largest and loudest pro tar sands lobby group in Canada, and Canadian Geographic is giving them a free pass into classrooms from coast to coast.
The Energy IQ project, funded by CAPP, presents a tar sands industry-spun vision of Canada's energy future without critical information on the environmental, human rights and climate change risks and impacts of planned tar sands expansion in Canada. CAPP has lobbied to reduce and restrict Canadian environmental review processes and regulation. Recently they were shown to be working against climate action by the government of Alberta.
Our schools are no place for Big Oil, and Canadian Geographic is abandoning its responsibility as an educator and publisher by giving CAPP access.