“We invite these activists back to planet Earth to discuss the appropriate balance between environmental protection, economic growth and a safe and reliable supply of energy,” said Janet Annesley, vice-president of communications for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), in a news release.
The ad, which is signed by 50 non-governmental organizations, environmental groups and some First Nations, and features the headline “Canada’s Avatar Sands” over a photo of an oilsands mine, appeared as Hollywood gears ups for Sunday’s Academy Awards presentations.
For more on the subject, see Why the Right Hates Avatar and Ecological Indian Talk.
Below: The "Avatar Sands" ad in Variety.
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