Boreal Songbird Initiative News Boreal Songbird Initiative News http://www.borealbirds.org.com/ Copyright 2007 Boreal Songbird Initiative Ducks Death a Small Fraction of Victims Edmonton Sun - May 7th, 2008<br />The ducks killed in Syncrude's toxic oil slough spent winters waddling around backyards in Texas, not far from the offices of... http://www.borealbirds.org/news_pages/news_detail.php?a_id=1099 Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:00 EST Alberta's Emission Mission far from Accomplished The Globe and Mail - May 7th, 2008<br />The two most parodied words in U.S. political circles, and in the country at large, are "Mission Accomplished." They appeared on a banner,... http://www.borealbirds.org/news_pages/news_detail.php?a_id=1100 Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:00 EST Environment 'an increasing factor' The Globe and Mail - May 7th, 2008<br />Imperial Oil's fight to win the right to drain muskeg at an oil sands project begins today in an Alberta courtroom.... http://www.borealbirds.org/news_pages/news_detail.php?a_id=1101 Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:00 EST Tar Sands Cartoon Edmonton Journal - May 7th, 2008<br /> http://www.borealbirds.org/news_pages/news_detail.php?a_id=1108 Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:00 EST Alberta's oilsands industry needs to clean up its act Edmonton Journal - May 6th, 2008<br />EDMONTON - It's not really about the ducks. Awful as it was, the grisly deaths of some 500 birds last week in... http://www.borealbirds.org/news_pages/news_detail.php?a_id=1107 Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:00 EST Some say more birds die after landing in toxic Alberta ponds than reported Canadian Press - May 5th, 2008<br />Some say more birds die after landing in toxic Alberta ponds than reported EDMONTON _ Scientists and conservationists say the number... http://www.borealbirds.org/news_pages/news_detail.php?a_id=1091 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:00 EST Company not off the hook for duck incident: Stelmach Canada.com - May 5th, 2008<br />CALGARY - Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach says Syncrude isn't off the hook despite the fact the oilsands company placed full-page ads... http://www.borealbirds.org/news_pages/news_detail.php?a_id=1094 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:00 EST Scenes from the Tar Wars Mother Jones - May 5th, 2008<br />As Canada scrambles to dig up some of the world's dirtiest oil, a bush doctor tracks mysterious diseases, poisoned rivers, and... http://www.borealbirds.org/news_pages/news_detail.php?a_id=1098 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:00 EST Alberta rejects inquiry into death of ducks The Globe and Mail - May 5th, 2008<br />Edmonton -- Alberta Environment Minister Rob Renner has rejected a call by Greenpeace for a public inquiry into the death of... http://www.borealbirds.org/news_pages/news_detail.php?a_id=1103 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:00 EST Prentice promises punishment for bird deaths in oilsands ponds Reuters - May 5th, 2008<br />CALGARY -- Industry Minister Jim Prentice sought to calm an international uproar over hundreds of ducks killed at Canada's biggest oilsands... http://www.borealbirds.org/news_pages/news_detail.php?a_id=1104 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:00 EST The Ducks' legacy The Globe and Mail - May 5th, 2008<br />If Syncrude had planned to cause damage to its own image, and to that of the Alberta energy sector, the company... http://www.borealbirds.org/news_pages/news_detail.php?a_id=1105 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:00 EST Dead birds draw embarrassing attention to Alberta oilsands The Vancouver Sun - May 5th, 2008<br />In the simple act of dying in a pool of toxic sludge, 500 oil-soaked ducks have embarrassed the heck out of... http://www.borealbirds.org/news_pages/news_detail.php?a_id=1106 Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:00 EST Researcher fears ponds just too attractive, and pose a risk to endangered whooping cranes Calgary Herald - May 4th, 2008<br />FORT MCMURRAY - All-terrain vehicles patrolled the long, sandy beach of the Aurora tailings pond as Syncrude's CEO, flanked by several... http://www.borealbirds.org/news_pages/news_detail.php?a_id=1095 Sun, 04 May 2008 12:00:00 EST Duck deaths the 'tip of the iceberg' Edmonton Sun - May 4th, 2008<br />The death of 500 ducks in Fort McMurray this week represents just the "tip of the iceberg" of bird fatalities from... http://www.borealbirds.org/news_pages/news_detail.php?a_id=1097 Sun, 04 May 2008 12:00:00 EST Oiled Bird Deaths Mar Canada’s Energy Lobbying Efforts Boreal Songbird Initiative - May 2nd, 2008<br />Seattle, WA – The deaths of 500 migrating ducks which landed on a toxic tailings pond... http://www.borealbirds.org/news_pages/news_detail.php?a_id=1089 Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:00 EST