Two dozen Greenpeace activists under arrest after action at Suncor mine in Canada´s tar sands

Greenpeace says 23 of its climate activists have been arrested in northern Canada, after they blocked operations at a Suncor oil mine in Alberta´s tar sands region. On Wednesday, activists from Canada, Brazil and Germany entered the Suncor mine and stopped two conveyor belts that carry bitumen from the mine.

Greenpeace says that open-pit oil mining in Canada´s tar sands is creating an environmental catastrophe, as it pollutes local water sources and generates high amounts of carbon emissions.  The activists who participated in Wednesday´s direct action have been charged with trespassing.  FSRN spoke with Melina Laboucan-Massimo, a climate campaigner for the Greenpeace office in Edmonton.