This handimation gives a comprehensive background on the controversial Energy East pipeline proposed by TransCanada, which aims to take 1million barrels of tar sands oil per day across Canada to export ports. The video is narrated in English by Maude Barlow, author and national chairperson of the Council of Canadians, and in French by Quebec-based activist Steven Guilbeault from Equiterre.
You can sign the petition to stop the Energy East pipeline here.
Click Part 2 for the French version.