As a Canadian thank you Obama. My Canadian Government does not seem to care about the cultural, ecological and economic devastation this would present in for our country. Here in Canada the Northern Gateway Project proposes to build twin pipelines from the Alberta tar sands through the Great Bear Sea, to the B.C. coast. The 1,170-kilometre route would bisect the rainforest. The pipelines would transport toxic oil sands bitumen across hundreds of salmon streams. The pipeline would bring as many as 220 supersized oil tankers into B.C.’s sensitive coastal waters every year. In the Great Bear Seas all five species of Pacific salmon are found. It’s home to humpback and orca whales, as well as dolphins and porpoises. Extraordinary animals like Pacific coastal wolves and the rare white Spirit Bears which lives nowhere else on Earth. This massive industrialization threatens the very heart of the Great Bear. It could damage or destroy the cultural, ecological, and economic values this region offers. This is one of the richest and most spectacular ecosystems on our planet.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:59:53 +0000
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