The Adverse Health Effects of Oil Pipelines and Tar Sands

Doctor Marie Hay presented a very controversial opinion on "The Adverse Health Effects of Oil Pipeline and the Tar Sands" in Canada.

The effects from published information are seen as serious health risks causing such medical problems from Cancer to headaches and nausea.

Dr. Hay refers pipelines and Tar Sands development to "Dirty, Destructive Fuels".

Dr Hay cites situations in her presentation where pipelines have ruptured causing unrepairable damage, and creating huge health effects where many if not all the people have died from being in close proximity to the spill.

Dr. Hay claims that the Inuit People of the north are the most "at risk" and effected people due to their proximity to the Tar Sands.

Dr. Hay claims that Quesnel Lake is now totally polluted and will never survive since the recent spill of the mining storage effluent pond into Quesnel Lake.

As usual, Rotarians are interested in seeing and hearing both sides of the story regarding news and happenings in our world.  Each Rotarian has the opportunity to research and understand the information to their own satisfaction.

The information provided by Dr. Hay provides the opportunity for people to analyze the topic and make their own informed decisions.

Past President Brian Pearson thanked Dr. Hay with another donation to our Rotary Polio Plus Program.