One of the most wild and beautiful locations in North America, and one of the most biologically diverse and important places on earth, just received news that it will be able to stay that way. BC’s Flathead River Valley is the only large valley of low elevation in Canada that remains unsettled.
Well aware of the stigma the oilsands brings to the nation’s reputation, Environment Minister Jim Prentice has spoken up and stated the obvious. He warns that Canada is in danger of becoming a “global poster child for environmentally unsound resource development” and says the industry must change its ways.
According to a report by the WWF, the majority of major European retailers are not sourcing sustainably the more than 4.7 million tons of palm oil imported annually by that continent.
Perhaps one of the most visible examples of our impact on the earth in our insatiable quest for energy, the Tar Sands of Northern Alberta are a powerful reminder of a planet in peril.