Groups Call on U.S. Companies to Reject Canadian Tar Sands

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American corporations, including soft drink giants Coke, Pepsi and Dr. Pepper, are some of the biggest consumers of fuel in America.

A press release from Sierra ClubandForestEthics.

Fifty-eight organizations, led by the Sierra Club and ForestEthics, released an open letter today demanding that companies take climate action. The letter calls on U.S. corporations with trucking fleets to join 19 leading companies in avoiding fuel from refineries that take Canadian tar sands. According to U.S. EPA, tar sands release as much as 37 percent more carbon pollution than oil from conventional crude.

  •             “U.S. corporations have a critical role to play in President Obama’s ambitious plan to slash carbon pollution. With millions of cars and trucks, major corporations are in the driver’s seat when it comes to raising fuel efficiency and rejecting the world’s dirtiest fuel source.” – Michael Marx, the Sierra Club Beyond Oil campaign director
  •             “As Americans come face to face with the superstorms, wildfires, and the other natural disasters that accompany climate disruption, it’s becoming increasingly toxic for corporations to be associated with extreme climate pollution like that of the tar sands. People are demanding accountability, and smart companies will take heed. – Todd Paglia, ForestEthics executive director
  • Published on Jul 5, 2013
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