ENGO Letter to President-Elect Barack Obama Re: Tar Sands

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Letter to President-Elect Barack Obama regarding the Alberta tar sands.  From the David Suzuki Foundation, Environmental Defence Canada, ForestEthics, Greenpeace Canada, Natural Resources Defense Council, Pembina Institute and Sierra Club of Canada.

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