Comments on: Tar Sands Tranform Parts of Alberta to Toxic Waste Land http://blog.nwf.org/2010/10/tar-sands-tranform-parts-of-alberta-to-toxic-waste-land/ The National Wildlife Federation's blog Thu, 23 May 2013 20:37:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Taking a Visit to the Other West Virginia, Where the Mountains No Longer Stand : Wildlife Promise http://blog.nwf.org/2010/10/tar-sands-tranform-parts-of-alberta-to-toxic-waste-land/comment-page-1/#comment-7070 Taking a Visit to the Other West Virginia, Where the Mountains No Longer Stand : Wildlife Promise Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:05:11 +0000 http://blog.nwf.org/wildlifepromise/?p=5608#comment-7070 [...] son that I had to take another business trip, he became despondent. Why, he asks? First, tar sands mining in Alberta, Canada, and now mountaintop coal mining in [...]

]]> By: Untiladam http://blog.nwf.org/2010/10/tar-sands-tranform-parts-of-alberta-to-toxic-waste-land/comment-page-1/#comment-6753 Untiladam Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:19:00 +0000 http://blog.nwf.org/wildlifepromise/?p=5608#comment-6753 So, Mr Sands, what happens when your toxic sludge and toxic waste make it out to the artic ocean and everything in between? not your problem because it isn’t in alberta?

]]> By: Government of Alberta http://blog.nwf.org/2010/10/tar-sands-tranform-parts-of-alberta-to-toxic-waste-land/comment-page-1/#comment-6316 Government of Alberta Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:44:00 +0000 http://blog.nwf.org/wildlifepromise/?p=5608#comment-6316 Oil sands development is a very big undertaking, and it requires very big environmental protection and mitigation measures. We are committed to that.

The status of biodiversity – wildlife and habitat health – in the oil sands region is documented in these reports: http://www.abmi.ca/abmi/reports/reports.jsp?categoryId=163

Our challenge is to maintain such high levels of biodiversity intactness as the resource is developed, and we benefit from organizations and people that have an appreciation for the current state of the ecosystem and ideas for mitigating impacts of development. If the National Wildlife Federation is more methodical, considered and scientific behind the scenes than is reflected in its social media communications, we would certainly welcome its participation in reaching policy and practice decisions that increase protection of the natural environment that Albertans cherish.

- David Sands, Government of Alberta

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