Comments on: Tar Sands or Farm Lands? Keystone XL’s Threat To America’s Breadbasket

By: Sandhill Cranes: an Ancient Bird, a New Threat, and How You Can Help : Wildlife Promise

Thu, 03 May 2012 18:18:58 +0000

[...] a vast underground reservoir — the Ogallala aquifer — that sits beneath the Sandhills. It is our biggest water reserve, providing 30% of the groundwater used for irrigation in the entire US and drinking water for [...]

By: Wildlife in Peril: Nine Species in the Tar Sands War Zone : Wildlife Promise

Wildlife in Peril: Nine Species in the Tar Sands War Zone : Wildlife Promise — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:51:48 +0000

[...] Climate change threatens our oceans, shorelines, and every other ecosystem on earth (photo: Barry Keleher)Okay, technically we’re not wildlife, but tar sands mining has a huge impact on human health as well. High cancer rates in First Nations communities near the industrial zone may be linked to pollutants in the air and water. Declines in local fish, caribou, and moose populations means less of the healthy, traditional foods these communities rely on, not to mention representing a profound cultural loss. Water for drinking and irrigation is well-documented to be at risk from pipeline spills. [...]

By: A Small Farmer Reminds Big Oil: Don’t Mess With Texas : Wildlife Promise

A Small Farmer Reminds Big Oil: Don’t Mess With Texas : Wildlife Promise — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:56 +0000

[...] Crawford discusses her concerns about oil spills and groundwater contamination with the voice of someone who knows what she’s talking about, but as activists go, she is an [...]