Audubon: Protect Boreal Habitat Now - Before Development Takes Over
March 25th, 2007 3:18 pm by KellyVia Audubon:
Protect Boreal Habitat Now - Before Development Takes Over
The Boreal Forest of North America is the summer breeding ground for over 300 species of birds we see in the U.S. and Canada, including sparrows, warblers, woodpeckers, and the endangered Whooping Crane. Now, these birds and our environment are under threat.
International oil companies are on a fast track to construct oil and gas pipelines through the Boreal Forest—the last unspoiled forest on Earth.
These pipelines will fuel the Alberta Tar Sands, the dirtiest oil extraction process on Earth, which produces 3 times as much greenhouse gas as conventional oil production, accelerating global warming.
Canadian officials have proposals in front of them right now to protect the Boreal Forest. Send a letter today urging them to protect this treasure, and put a moratorium on Tar Sands expansion, before any pipeline is built!
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