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14 Tuesday September 8 2015 ENVIRONMENT OILSANDS Bill Nye the Science Guy condemns tar sands of Alberta McKay Alta. where he shot footage for his upcoming climate change documentary Bill Nyes Global Meltdown. He was joined by National Geographic filmmakers working on a separate feature. During his stop Nye spoke with APTN National News about his experience. Producing all this oil thats producing all this carbon dioxide thats not good from a global standpoint Nye said to the news outlet. From an environmental point of view locally its astonishing and overwhelming. Nye was reportedly amazed at the size of the tar sands and the damage they have caused to the surrounding environment. poverty here were not rich by no means. Any which way we can get word out there it doesnt matter to me we still need to have a global awareness of our environ- mental situation. I think anybody would say that First Na- tions have rights that have been abridged or catastrophically curtailed Nye said. Everybody says they feel like the tipping points been reached. Everyone we speak with says enough is enough kind of thing. But then you have people that are in denial of climate change who justify all of this extraordinary exploitation to the environ- ment. Its amazing the scale of it is just very hard to believe and very troubling. Nye also consulted with Dr. John OConnor known for blowing the whistle and linking the oilsands to high cancer rates in Fort Chipewyan and Fort McKay where he provides medical services. For reasons unknown OConnor was re- cently let go by the Nunee Health Centre in Fort Chipewyan though he said patients still contact him for distance consultations. It was very good I think we were speak- ing for about an hour OConnor said. He was very much in the same mind frame as many of us are regarding the tar sands and the utter lack of accountability responsi- bility and transparency around govern- ment when it comes to the truth and the impact of the tar sands mining. He was well aware of it and agreed that there was no plan B no alternative so the option of shutting down that industry with- out a default employer would be madness but we need to be making big steps in the direction of exactly that. Nye is only the most recent star to use his celebrity to draw attention to the en- vironmental impact of the oil extraction industry of northern Alberta. Within the last few years Leonardo Di- Caprio musician Neil Young and activist Desmond Tutu have all spoken out about the matter. Bill Nye asked am I hopeful And I said I am very hopeful OConnor said. He asked why. I said because weve had a change in government. Among people there has been a definite movement theres a sense that things need to changelocally countrywide and globally. By DALI CARMICHAEL Millennials grew up learning about the wonders of the natural world from Bill Nye the Science guy and now he is back to share another lesson with a more inter- generational audience. Last week the comedic educator put on a more serious tone while visiting Fort Consider all the toxins that are being used to move the fluid around and then they put in these enormous ponds or lakes or encampments he said. Its very much out of natures natural state. During his time in the province Nye visited with members of the Fort McKay First Nation where he spoke with former councillor and environmental activist Ce- cilia Fitzpatrick. Theres got to be some other way to earn a living besides destroying our bo- real forest and destroying our muskegs and depleting our water and the Atha- basca river Fitzpatrick said noting that she welcomed Nyes visit. We work for industry and our group of companies here they work with our peo- ple yet were still poor healthwise and so- cial-wise she continued. We still have PhotoAdamFagenCreativeCommons Producing all this oil thats producing all this carbon dioxide thats not good from a global standpoint. From an environmental point of view locally its astonishing and overwhelming. Bill Nye The Science Guy Your ad could have been here. Dont miss out next time. Call 867 872-3000 ext. 26 or e-mail adsnorj.ca Bill Nye the Science guy visited the tar sands of northern Alberta and the community of Fort McKay last week where he shot footage for his upcoming documentary Bill Nyes Global Meltdown.