Monday, June 30, 2008

Caribou News June 2008

Good for species - and business
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
Woodland caribou, a threatened species, are losing range at a rate of 34 kilometres a decade. Yet the Ontario Forestry Coalition denies the peer-reviewed ...

Technology offers many solutions
Montgomery Advertiser - Montgomery,AL,USA
Elevated pipelines in Alaska allow caribou and polar bears to roam freely. Even oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico survived the might of Hurricane Katrina. ...
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The Truth About ANWR Drilling
Heritage.org - Washington,DC,USA
Don’t you think that the Caribou really hate that drilling? Hey, this bear seems to really hate the pipeline near Prudhoe Bay, which accounts for 17% of US ...

Reader views: Should Congress lift its moratorium on offshore oil ...
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN,USA
Let's quit worrying about the caribou and worry about the people who can't afford to go to work due to the price of gas. The caribou will continue to ...

Environmentalists, Congress foil energy: 2 letters
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
They said the caribou would not survive it. Yet caribou now thrive right next to the pipeline. Even if we had the oil, we haven’t built a refinery in the ...

Bateman nature prints support Ontario Parks research

Sault Star - Sault Ste-Marie,Ontario,Canada

They depict wildlife in provincial parks: a woodland caribou in Woodland Caribou Provincial Park, a polar bear in Polar Bear Provincial Park, a common loon ...

Why does Kevin Drum hate caribou?
By Gadfly(Gadfly)
Uhh, Kevin, 123000 caribou of the Porcupine herd whose summer calving grounds would be disturbed would disagree strenuously. Personally, I'd look at ANWR as a bargaining chip. I don't have much interest in drilling there, ...
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Oilsands watchdog calls for more protected area in northern Alberta
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Such protection is needed, the report says, to stop the decline of old-growth forests, woodland caribou, black bear, moose and other species in the ...
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Worry for jobs getting in way of Endangered Species Act ...
Daily Miner and News - Kenora,Ontario,Canada
“The real issue is around woodland caribou, but that’s so rarely stated,” reflects Brian MacLaren of Thunder Bay Field Naturalists. “What’s interesting for ...
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Chewin’ the fat — literally — while living in the Arctic
Daily Gleaner - Fredericton,New Brunswick,Canada
I loved watching AND eating caribou while I was there. Some days it was given to me in boxes, chopped into steaks and roasts, ready for cooking; ...
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Protect more wilderness
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
... other jurisdictions to ensure that the large stretches of intact Boreal forest, which woodland caribou depend upon for their survival, are also protected.
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Want to Lower Oil Prices? Try Drilling Oil, Not Grilling Oil ...
North Star Writers Group - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
One reason the Democrats and John McCain give for not drilling is to protect the caribou. That’s laughable. Ever been to Alaska? Herds of caribou saunter ...
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