The Canadian tar sands have an immense environmental impact and are driving the planet towards catastrophic climate change. They also drip feed the American war machine: the US Department of Defense is the world's biggest consumer of fossil fuels, and Canada is its biggest supplier. About half the Canadian fuel supplied to the US is from the tar sands. In the film H2Oil, Canadian First Nation Councillor Alan Adam says “I don't think it's right that we should have to support the wars that are happening throughout the world... with our oil”.

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Codex will affect the food we eat and could have a massive impact on our lives very soon. Run in conjunction with Alternative Answers this event will feature talks and a film about Codex before going on to learn what individuals and communities can do about it.