Great Bear Rainforest criscrossed by oil & gas routes

Great Bear Rainforest is a temperate or "cool" rainforest in British Columbia. It lies on a proposed pipeline-to-tanker route called the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline from Alberta Tar Sands shown in the map below.






Map: National Geographic
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/08/canada-rainforest/rainforest-map
Spirit bear in the Great Bear Rainforest.
http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/campaigns/forests/greatbear/

I learned about the Great Bear Rainforest watching this very educational video by Garth Lenz

The true cost of oil - Garth Lenz
http://www.ted.com/talks/garth_lenz_images_of_beauty_and_devastation?language=en#t-731478