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Tar sands threatens millions of birds, report says
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail December 2, 2008 at 4:27 AM EST The development of the tar sands could lead to the loss of more than 160 million birds over the next 30 to 50 years because of the elimination of habitat and deaths from drowning in tailings ponds, according to a report being released today. The impact of the oil sands on birds has been in the spotlight, especially since a...
Harper and Bush’s little plan to ruin the planet.
As a follow-on to my previous post on our little Canadian Dictator and his position on Global Warming, here’s a very nice little explanation of what is really going on, courtesy of DeSmogBlog. If you owned a distillery, you would probably not be in favour of prohibition. So it is little wonder why Harper is opposed to binding emission targets at the UN climate negotiations in Bali. Harper’s adopted province of Alberta is home...