In a news release issued on Friday, the NDP leadership called for an extension of the moratorium on coalbed methane extraction in the Sacred Headwaters in northern British Columbia, citing its potential to harm the region's major rivers. The moratorium put in place in 2008, expires this month.  To read a copy of the news release click here.

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