Comments on: Developing Oil from Canadian Tar Sands Could Kill 160 Million Migratory Birds by 2038

By: Top 100 Energy Stories (Dec. 4th – 8th) | The Energy Net

Top 100 Energy Stories (Dec. 4th – 8th) | The Energy Net — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 07:16:35 +0000

[...] Developing Oil from Canadian Tar Sands Could Kill 160 Million Migratory Birds by 2038 : Red, Green, … According to a new report, the cumulative impact of developing Canadian tar sands over the next 30â€“50 years could be as high as 166 million birds lost, including future generations. Written by scientists from the Natural Resources Defense Council, Boreal Songbird Initiative, and Pembina Institute, the peer-reviewed paper suggests that avian mortality from continued development of Canada’s tar sands would provide a serious blow to migratory bird populations in North America. [...]

By: Utah, Meet Tar Sands. Tar Sands, Meet Resistance – EcoLocalizer

Utah, Meet Tar Sands. Tar Sands, Meet Resistance – EcoLocalizer — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:50:59 +0000

[...] and whose livelihoods are being destroyed. In addition, it is disrupting, to put it mildly, migrating birds and other species that depend on the Boreal forest ecosystem. To date, the extraction of tar [...]

By: Alberta Oil Sands a Pollution Nightmare « Did You Know

Alberta Oil Sands a Pollution Nightmare « Did You Know — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:31:58 +0000

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By: mauditcurieux

mauditcurieux — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:20:52 +0000

We as human being can do whatever we want on this planet. But whatever we do (harm or good) will come back to us. That will be part of our lessons. We are after all responsible for this planet. It is that simple. for example, if we pollute the air, then the air we breath will kill us.
I just hope we are NOT going to become the “Death Star” in Star Wars…a big massive ugly concrete planet void of life.

By: Eddy

Eddy — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:59:50 +0000

hi,to stay in power POLITICIANS can kill anyone these are just a bunch of birds.

By: Environmental Protest Round-Up 25 September 2009 : Red, Green, and Blue

Environmental Protest Round-Up 25 September 2009 : Red, Green, and Blue — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:48:04 +0000

[...] and a hydraulic mining shovel. The protest is intended to show that the utilisation of Canada’s oilsands desposits is a contributor to worsening climate [...]

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:34:57 +0000

You must be kidding , projecting far ahead in the future is nonsense.

Many things chage in 30 years.

By: employee clockin clo

employee clockin clo — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:26:02 +0000

pintomp3, Whatever lets you sleep at night.

By: president

president — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:27:23 +0000

Mad Max is starting to look more and more likely.

By: The Difference Between Americans and Canadians : Red, Green, and Blue

The Difference Between Americans and Canadians : Red, Green, and Blue — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:02:23 +0000

[...] that our situation is different than the Americans’ (basically language used to ensure the oil sand projects aren’t crippled). Will their voices actually be heard south of the border during the design of [...]