Interesting coffee read !!
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My fellow Canadians, you are buying into a lie regarding our energy
industry and the global environment. We are a mere 35 million people,
just 0.5% of this planet's 7.3 billion population.
Our country covers roughly 10 million square kilometres of which probably 90% is
realistically uninhabitable (explaining why over 80% of our population
live in urban centres within 200 kms of the U.S. border) We endure
temperature extremes ranging from -40C or colder to 35C or warmer.
Out of necessity we need to heat our homes for 6+ months the year. We face
major transportation challenges simply because of the geography of our
country. Yet, through all this we are responsible for less than 0.5%
of the pollution generated globally.
We ARE NOT the problem! If every one of us here in Canada chose to sacrifice ourselves for the
betterment of mother earth and self terminated, the positive effect on
the global environment would be.....drum roll please......zero!
The global effect would actualy be negative because we are one of the
most ethical, environmentaly responsible producers of energy in the
world! If we were out of the picture the U.S. would be mining our oil
sands before our corpses had even started giving off methane gas.
They would then proceed to build the biggest pipeline imaginable, from Fort
Mac to Texas. Don't believe me? Lets look at some facts. The U.S. has
no problem with pipelines, U.S. pipelines that is. They actually have
over 3.2 'million' kilometres of liquid petroleum and natural gas
pipelines already. There's also the 1300 kilometre, 122cm (48 inch)
line running from Prudhoe Bay to the Valdez Marine Terminal (yes, big
bad oil tankers). You are aware, aren't you, of the Trans Alaskan
pipeline running directly through the pristine heart of that beautiful
state?
As of 2010 16 'BILLION' Barrels of oil had been transported
through this U.S. pipeline and terminal. The U.S. also has no problem
drilling for oil in the Atlantic ocean, the Pacific ocean, the Arctic
ocean or the Gulf of Mexico yet they have the audacity to condemn
Canada for mining our oil sands in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan?
The opposition to our Canadian energy development is a well organized
attempt to keep our Canadian oil land locked so that we are forced to
sell to the U.S. and to the U.S. only and then at a very discounted
price. The U.S. is attempting and succeeding in preventing us from
marketing our own natural resources globally to the highest bidder.
U.S. foundations (HP, Tides, et al) are funding the opposition to our
oil sands and contrary to popular belief it has absolutely nothing to
do with threats to the environment.
If they really were that concerned about our planet why are they not protesting the real polluters, the
real threats to our environment? China, the world's worst polluter
(besides having a tragic human rights record)? No protests. Why isn't
Suzuki over in Bejing chastising Jinping? What about the other major
polluters? Russia? The U.S. themselves? India? I can understand a
Canadian that is benefitting financially, who is receiving grants to
oppose or protest or hamstring our own resource development.
What I can't understand is the rest of my fellow Canadians buying into their
bovine excrement. In the oil sands, our very own Canadian oil sands,
we have the 3rd largest proven crude oil reserve in the world, behind
only Saudia Arabia and Venezuela (again, both with 'stellar' human
rights track records....)
EVERY person in Canada, and EVERY province and territory in Canada has
benefitted tremendously, whether directly, indirectly or both from our
oil sands development. Over the next 25 years the oil sands has the
potential to generate over $1.5 TRILLION in federal and provincial
taxes and royalties.
Of course Quebec will need their share, oh yeah
they don't want a pipeline either.There is the potential for well over 500,000 direct and
indirect jobs. So here's the deal my fellow Canadians. I fear our
Canadian 'goose that lays the golden egg' is suffering the death by a
thousand cuts. Alas, it may already be too late. Maybe it's already on
life support.
If you share the view's of the Gore's, the Suzuki's,
and the Obama's of the world, that our Canadian energy producers and
those that work in this industry are bad and evil and a scourge on the
earth, a blight on Canada's reputation in the global community then
fine, stick your fork into the goose as well but please do not whine
and complain 10 or 15 years down the road when the wait time for your
hip replacement is 3-5 years because our health care system is
underfunded and there's a severe shortage of doctors and nurses in the
system. Meanwhile the Suzukis and their ilk will be flying down to the
Mayo clinic in a big bad fossil fuel burning jet for their medical
needs.
Don't whine and complain when your grandchild's class has a 50:1
student to teacher ratio because our education system is underfunded
and the government coffers are bare. Of course the Suzuki
grandchildren will be in private schools so no problem there. Don't
whine and complain when your city's infrastructure is decaying and
falling apart and there's no money to repair it. Instead of whining
and complaining make sure you look into the mirror and realize you
believed a lie that has cost this incredible country and our future
generations an amazing opportunity to prosper and succeed globally.
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My fellow Canadians, you are buying into a lie regarding our energy
industry and the global environment. We are a mere 35 million people,
just 0.5% of this planet's 7.3 billion population.
Our country covers roughly 10 million square kilometres of which probably 90% is
realistically uninhabitable (explaining why over 80% of our population
live in urban centres within 200 kms of the U.S. border) We endure
temperature extremes ranging from -40C or colder to 35C or warmer.
Out of necessity we need to heat our homes for 6+ months the year. We face
major transportation challenges simply because of the geography of our
country. Yet, through all this we are responsible for less than 0.5%
of the pollution generated globally.
We ARE NOT the problem! If every one of us here in Canada chose to sacrifice ourselves for the
betterment of mother earth and self terminated, the positive effect on
the global environment would be.....drum roll please......zero!
The global effect would actualy be negative because we are one of the
most ethical, environmentaly responsible producers of energy in the
world! If we were out of the picture the U.S. would be mining our oil
sands before our corpses had even started giving off methane gas.
They would then proceed to build the biggest pipeline imaginable, from Fort
Mac to Texas. Don't believe me? Lets look at some facts. The U.S. has
no problem with pipelines, U.S. pipelines that is. They actually have
over 3.2 'million' kilometres of liquid petroleum and natural gas
pipelines already. There's also the 1300 kilometre, 122cm (48 inch)
line running from Prudhoe Bay to the Valdez Marine Terminal (yes, big
bad oil tankers). You are aware, aren't you, of the Trans Alaskan
pipeline running directly through the pristine heart of that beautiful
state?
As of 2010 16 'BILLION' Barrels of oil had been transported
through this U.S. pipeline and terminal. The U.S. also has no problem
drilling for oil in the Atlantic ocean, the Pacific ocean, the Arctic
ocean or the Gulf of Mexico yet they have the audacity to condemn
Canada for mining our oil sands in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan?
The opposition to our Canadian energy development is a well organized
attempt to keep our Canadian oil land locked so that we are forced to
sell to the U.S. and to the U.S. only and then at a very discounted
price. The U.S. is attempting and succeeding in preventing us from
marketing our own natural resources globally to the highest bidder.
U.S. foundations (HP, Tides, et al) are funding the opposition to our
oil sands and contrary to popular belief it has absolutely nothing to
do with threats to the environment.
If they really were that concerned about our planet why are they not protesting the real polluters, the
real threats to our environment? China, the world's worst polluter
(besides having a tragic human rights record)? No protests. Why isn't
Suzuki over in Bejing chastising Jinping? What about the other major
polluters? Russia? The U.S. themselves? India? I can understand a
Canadian that is benefitting financially, who is receiving grants to
oppose or protest or hamstring our own resource development.
What I can't understand is the rest of my fellow Canadians buying into their
bovine excrement. In the oil sands, our very own Canadian oil sands,
we have the 3rd largest proven crude oil reserve in the world, behind
only Saudia Arabia and Venezuela (again, both with 'stellar' human
rights track records....)
EVERY person in Canada, and EVERY province and territory in Canada has
benefitted tremendously, whether directly, indirectly or both from our
oil sands development. Over the next 25 years the oil sands has the
potential to generate over $1.5 TRILLION in federal and provincial
taxes and royalties.
Of course Quebec will need their share, oh yeah
they don't want a pipeline either.There is the potential for well over 500,000 direct and
indirect jobs. So here's the deal my fellow Canadians. I fear our
Canadian 'goose that lays the golden egg' is suffering the death by a
thousand cuts. Alas, it may already be too late. Maybe it's already on
life support.
If you share the view's of the Gore's, the Suzuki's,
and the Obama's of the world, that our Canadian energy producers and
those that work in this industry are bad and evil and a scourge on the
earth, a blight on Canada's reputation in the global community then
fine, stick your fork into the goose as well but please do not whine
and complain 10 or 15 years down the road when the wait time for your
hip replacement is 3-5 years because our health care system is
underfunded and there's a severe shortage of doctors and nurses in the
system. Meanwhile the Suzukis and their ilk will be flying down to the
Mayo clinic in a big bad fossil fuel burning jet for their medical
needs.
Don't whine and complain when your grandchild's class has a 50:1
student to teacher ratio because our education system is underfunded
and the government coffers are bare. Of course the Suzuki
grandchildren will be in private schools so no problem there. Don't
whine and complain when your city's infrastructure is decaying and
falling apart and there's no money to repair it. Instead of whining
and complaining make sure you look into the mirror and realize you
believed a lie that has cost this incredible country and our future
generations an amazing opportunity to prosper and succeed globally.
