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Tip: Your message to SUST-MAR must be html-free. So, BEFORE you hit SEND, please go to your "Format" pull-down menu and select "Plain text." Thanks! ____________________________________________________________________________ Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada September 24, 2003. Emil Salim, World Bank Extractive Industries Review Secretariat Dear Mr. Salim, I write to you on behalf of the Environmental Coalition of Prince Edward Island, regarding the World Bank's Extractive Industries Review and report on the social and environmental impacts associated with oil, gas, and mining projects. The world is currently facing the disastrous consequences of depleted natural resources, caused in many cases by the destructive practises of oil, gas, and mining projects; combined with extreme climate changes caused in large part by burning fossil fuels. It is people living in poverty who are most vulnerable and affected by these disasters. The World Bank has considerable power to protect natural resources and people, and at the same time, help to reverse the escalating problems of overconsumption of fossil fuels. We support any statements in your report that would call for: -An immediate phaseout of World Bank support for coal projects; -Full and generous support for impacted workers and communities through "just transition" funds; -A phaseout of World Bank support for oil and gas projects; -A reversal of the lending ratio between fossil fuels and renewables, efficiency, and conservation; -Prior informed consent for indigenous peoples; -An end to World Bank support for mines utilizing submarine tailings disposal and other environmentally destructive technologies; -A recognition of and end to the negative social and environmental impacts of structural adjustment loans. -No World Bank support for extractive projects in areas of poor governance, high conflict, human rights abuses, and environmental sensitivity. We are opposed to any World Bank support of exploration for oil and gas. We call on our governments and institutions to begin immediately the transition away from a destructive fossil-fuel economy to a sustainable economy based on protecting people and natural resources and using clean energy. Yours Sincerely, _______________ Environmental Coalition of PEI, 126 Richmond Street, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada C1A 4R3 ____________________________________________________________________________ Did a friend forward this to you? Join sust-mar yourself! Just send 'subscribe sust-mar' to mailto:majordomo@chebucto.ca
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