Guest guest Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 > Through massive deforestation, Weyerhaeuser Company, > the > largest lumber company in the United States, is > turning > Canadian forests into a nightmare. > > Demand Weyerhaeuser halt further destruction of the > Grassy > Narrows First Nation's forests>> > http://go.care2.com/e/kUX/lk/bst7 > > Weyerhaeuser, a $19 billion company, is a top logger > and > distributor of endangered forest products from North > > America, South America, Australia, and the Pacific > Rim. > This includes over 2,500 square miles of forests, > lakes and > rivers north of Kenora, Ontario. > > These lands have sustained the people of Grassy > Narrows > First Nation for thousands of years. The old-growth > habitat > provided by these areas also support animal species > like > the pine martin and woodland caribou critical to the > > ecological integrity of the area. > > Despite decades of negotiations, environmental > appeals, > protests, and what has become the longest running > road > blockade in Canadian history, industrial loggers > like > Weyerhaeuser continue to use wood systematically > extracted > from ecologically sensitive old growth areas and > destroy > the traditional way of life of the Grassy Narrows > indigenous community who have lived on the land > since > pre-Columbian times. > > Demand the immediate termination of Weyerhaeuser's > destructive logging without consent from the > community>> > http://go.care2.com/e/kUX/lk/bst7 > > Sincerely, > > Michael Lawley, > Care2 and ThePetitionSite team > > ________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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