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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? Sign the petition >
	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 >
	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 >
	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. Send a letter to the CEO of Sears >
	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 >
	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. Send a message to Premier McGuinty >
	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. Tell Kimberly-Clark to act responsibly >
	Speak Out to Save the Heart of the Boreal Forest The Manitoba government still has not honored its pledge to permanently protect the Poplar-Nanowin Rivers traditional lands in the Boreal Forest. Your urgent action is needed to ensure that Manitoba makes good on its repeated promises. Mounting proposals for clearcut logging, roadbuilding and industrial hydropower development loom over this irreplaceable habitat for threatened woodland caribou, moose, and millions of songbirds. Send a message to the Manitoba government >
	Thank Victoria's Secret for Conserving the Boreal Forest On December 6th, Limited Brands, parent company of Victoria's Secret, announced that they will support the protection of endangered forests, including the Boreal, by changing their paper policy to favor post-consumer recycled paper and Forest Stewardship Council certified fiber. Learn more about this groundbreaking announcement and show your thanks by sending a note to the CEO of Limited Brands, parent company of Victoria's Secret. Send a thank-you note to Victoria's Secret >
	Make Quebec Safe for Birds: Sign a Petition to the Premier Only 3.4% of the territory in Quebec is protected, representing a considerable gap with respect to the rest of Canada as well as to the world average. Join the "Sleeping Like a Log" campaign by signing this petition urging the Quebec government to increase that number to 12% by 2010. Sign the petition to Premier Charest >