When you pollute a river, it's a supreme injustice to those who are downstream and those who live in the river who are not human beings.
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When you pollute a river, it's a supreme injustice to those who are downstream and those who live in the river who are not human beings.
Here in Canada, the people who oppose the tar sands most forcefully are Indigenous people living downstream from the tar sands. They are not opposing it because of climate change - they are opposing it because it poisons their bodies.
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