Fears in US that Canada mining threatens pristine nature park

0 Comments | AFP, November, 2007

VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) — Two ambitious energy exploration projects in western Canada are raising fears among US environmentalists of irreversible ecological damage to a pristine expanse of the famed Rocky Mountains.

The rugged northwestern US state of Montana is hoping to convince the Canadian province of British Columbia to abandon proposals to explore for coal and natural gas in the Flathead valley -- an expansive, mountainous region shared by Canada and its southern neighbor the United States.

On the American side of the valley lies the famous Glacier National Park, while the Canadian section forms the Waterton Lakes National Park.

Together, they comprise the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, which is listed by the United Nations Educational...

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