


I believe these images are from Washington, D.C. They're certainly from the United States, anyway.
There are more of those photos here.
Although a lot of oil is sent to the U.S. from Canada (as is a lot of natural gas), and some of that exported oil is from tar sands in Canada, the protestors’ signs call attention away from U.S.-based control over these fossil fuel supplies. (In part, that control is a matter of the sheer size of the U.S. economy.)
It would be more constructive for Americans to focus on laying blame in the U.S., since they could have much more of an impact there, and they will tend to be much more invested in efforts to bring about change around where they live. In a U.S. context it makes strategic sense to focus on U.S. culpability.
What’s more important than changing the course of the U.S.?
Here in Canada we can challenge the United States by cutting back—if not off—the oil and gas exports that are being sent there. Canadians (among others) are allowing the fossil fuel industry here to continue doing business, and we are accepting NAFTA fossil fuel export commitments that may well be extended through the so-called ‘Security and Prosperity’ partnership. The images of the protestors’ signs could encourage Canadians to take responsibility for all of this.
Toban Black
(http://tobanblack.net/blog/)