Commentary: Tar sands mine leaves a scar, and nothing good

In late September I swayed in my rocking chair next to 13 other elders, singing “Paradise” by John Prine and holding banners across our laps that read “Keep it in the Ground,” “No Tar Sands Mining in Utah,” and “Invest in Our Future, Not Climate Chaos.” We demonstrated at the PR Spring tar sands mine in the Book Cliffs of eastern Utah to bear witness, call for restoration of the land, and stand up for intergenerational justice.U.S. Oil Sands, the C