Due to the Unites State’s insatiable oil and gas consumption, canadian oil and gas production is threatening huge swaths of our wilderness and marine areas, increasing greenhouse gas emissions, and exposing millions of Canadians in rural areas to dangerous air emissions.

The oil and gas industry’s assault on the environment is not only legal under Canadian law, but is actively encouraged by government subsidies.

For more information read the report (see below) of the US National Resources Defense Council, prepared in collaboration with the Canadian Sierra club.

You can also find out more by consulting their web site at http://www.nrdc.org/land/use/gastank/contents.asp