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Demand a Moritorium on Future Tar Sands Development
With concern about the environmental costs of tar sands development hitting a new high following President Obama's visit to Canada and the dreary National Geographic article, this is the perfect time to let Prime Minister Harper know you oppose future development and want more regulations on existing operations.
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Tell President Obama to Say No to Tar Sands
Canada's toxic tar sands clearcut and strip mine the Boreal Forest to extract bitumen, which releases 3 times the emissions of conventional oil when processed and destructs key bird and wildlife habitat. Tell President Obama to say "thanks, but no thanks" to tar sands oil, of which the majority is sent directly to the US.
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Lessen Global Warming's Impact on Birds
Compiling over 40 years of bird sighting data, the Audubon Society has found that raising temperatures from climate change are pushing bird ranges further north, some over 200 miles. Sign this petition to tell your lawmakers to switch to cleaner forms of energy and protect vital bird habitat.
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Save the Peace-Athabasca Delta, a Vital Bird Habitat
To help protect some of the Boreal Forest's most important bird breeding areas, tell Canadian government officials to halt the expansion of tar sands mining, which is destroying the nursery for the birds that we love. Urge them to protect bird habitat throughout the Boreal.
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Join PowerUP Canada - Fight Global Warming
Did you know that Canada has weaker vehicle efficiency standards than China? Canada needs stronger laws and a new approach to global warming.
PowerUP Canada is working with organizations from all walks of Canadian life to launch an exciting new citizens initiative for stronger global
warming laws - please become a PowerUP supporter right now!
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Send the CEO of Abitibi-Bowater a Letter to Stop Logging Virgin Forests
After hyping up their "green" credibility and promising to negotiate with Greenpeace Canada, logging giant Abitibi-Bowater went back on their promise and continues to log virgin forests in the Boreal Forest. Watch the YouTube video at the bottom of the page and send a letter to the CEO of Abitibi-Bowater demanding they stop logging virgin forests!
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Sign the "Save our Boreal Birds" Petition
Billions of birds breed and reside in Canada's Boreal Forest every year. These birds range from land birds to waterfowl, but their habitat is constantly being destroyed by logging, mining, oil extraction, and other industries. Help protect our Boreal Birds by signing this petition!
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Tell Prime Minister Harper to Fulfill His Comittment to Nahanni by Announcing Final Boundaries
The Canadian Federal Government has pledged to expand various parts of the Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories. The deadline to officially declare these expansions is coming up, and we need you to send a letter to Prime Minister Harper to remind him to take this important step!
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Protect the Birds of the Boreal from Runaway Development
The Boreal acts as a summer breeding ground for over 300 species of birds. Officials have proposals in front of them right now to protect the Boreal Forest. Send a letter today urging them to protect the Boreal, and put a moratorium on Tar Sands expansion, before any pipeline is built!
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Make the Mealy Mountains a National Park
Help protect the Mealy Mountains, one of the last pristine forest wilderness areas on the continent. Join our petition to the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Prime Minister. Tell them you want a Mealy Mountains National Park established and that you support full interim protection for the park study area.
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Tell Congress to Fund More Migratory Bird Conservation Programs
U.S. Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI) and Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) have introduced bipartisan legislation to increase funding for protecting migratory birds. If passed, the bill would reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) at a more adequate level to protect birds from the growing threats to their lives and habitats. Write your representative and ask for their support of this vital bill.
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Sign the Petition to Tell Canadian Officials to Support Cleaner Fuel Development
The Tar Sands of Alberta and the proposed pipeline that would flow through the heart of Canadian wilderness threaten the lives and habitats of thousands of species, including the nesting grounds for many migratory birds. These 'dirty' fuels also increase Canada's carbon emissions. Tell the Canadian government to develop cleaner alternatives for fuel, and sign the NRDC's petition today.
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Sign the Petition to Support a National Do Not Mail Registery
How much junk mail do you throw away every day? week? month? Do you know that some of that paper comes from Canada's Boreal Forest? Not only does that entail irresponsible logging in the largest remaining intact forest ecosystem on the planet, but think about all the greenhouse gasses that are released during processing the timber into pulp then into paper, and transporting the goods around the continent from factory to factory and ultimately into your overloaded mailbox. We already have a "Do Not Call" registry in this country – how about a "Do Not Mail" registry?
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Support the KI and Other First Nations in Protecting Ontario's Boreal Forest
Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) and nine First Nations have called for a moratorium to mining and forestry on their lands in the Boreal Forest. But big extractive industries and the government are ignoring them. Companies continue to fly in extraction equipment, open up roads, and further fragment the ecosystems First Nations and other Canadians depend upon.
Send Premier McGuinty a letter >
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Thank Prime Minister Harper for Nearly 36 Million Acres of Boreal Forest Protected in Canada's Northwest Territories
Recent announcements from the government include expansion of the Nahanni National Park Reserve and protections in the Ramparts River and Wetlands and the East Arm Great Slave Lake National Park. These protections and others announced in 2007 total 35.9 million acres of Boreal Forest.
Send a thank-you letter to the Canadian government >
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Tell Sears to Get Out of the Boreal Forest
The million catalogs per day that Sears sends out are made primarily from trees rather than recycled content. Many of these trees are from endangered forests, including vital bird habitat in Canada's Boreal Forest. Let Sears know they need to change their paper policy.
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Thank Scholastic for a Boreal-Friendly Harry Potter
After hearing from outraged citizens across the U.S. when they didn't publish book six of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter on recycled paper, Scholastic has changed its ways! Send them a thank-you message to let them know you're pleased with their decision to use 65% FSC certified (Boreal-friendly) paper, and 30% recycled paper for this edition.
Say thanks to Scholastic for doing the right thing >
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Protect Ontario's Boreal Forest
Prominent Canadian authors, artists and musicians have joined seven conservation groups in calling on Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to bolster his government's much anticipated climate change plan with protection of Ontario's Boreal Forest. Add your voice to those of Robert Bateman, Sarah Harmer, Cathy Jones, Yann Martel, and Clayton Ruby in championing an innovative plan to set aside vast swaths of intact Boreal Forest in the face of global warming while safeguarding threatened species and revitalizing Ontario's flagging forest sector.
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Tell Kimberly-Clark to Stop Logging the Boreal Forest to Make Kleenex
Kleenex, one of the most popular brands of tissue products in the world, contributes to the destruction of ancient forests. Its manufacturer, the Kimberly-Clark corporation, has been unwilling to improve its practices, continuing to rely on paper and pulp made from clearcut ancient forest including Canada’s Boreal forest. Ask Kimberly-Clark to stop purchasing virgin fibre from endangered forests, drastically increase the amount of recycled fibre that they use for all their tissue products, and only buy virgin fibre from Forest Stewardship Council eco-certified forests.
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