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The 60-year-old Portland-Montreal Pipe Line, a pipeline system running from Maine to Quebec, is a critical link in efforts to move tar sands oil to the East Coast. Energy companies are now pushing for this pipeline to be reversed to carry tar sands crude oil. Communities throughout Quebec and New England are organizing to fight this reversal. This weekend, opponents of the reversal will be walking the Vermont section of the pipeline, which runs through the Northeast Kingdom, just across the border from Sutton and Lake Memphremagog. Much like the Tar Sands Healing Walk which took place earlier this month in Alberta, the purpose of the Tar Sands Free Kingdom Walk, is to “honor the land, to celebrate our communities and to raise awareness about the tar sands threat.”
The walk, which is organized by 350 Vermont, takes place on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20. All are welcome. It is an opportunity for Quebecers to show our support for communities across the border.
For more information: Tar Sands Free Kingdom Walk
Photo credit : 350.org
