U.S. ambassador in Alberta to learn about oilsands

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definition of "bitumen":

Bitumen is a black, oily, viscous material that is a naturally-occurring organic byproduct of decomposed organic materials. Also known as asphalt or tar, bitumen was mixed with other materials throughout prehistory and throughout the world for use as a sealant, adhesive, building mortar, incense, and decorative application on pots, buildings, or human skin. The material was also useful in waterproofing canoes and other water transport, and in the mummification process toward the end of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt. It is also flammable. And, thanks to recent scholarship, this gooey stuff is also identifiable to source.
 
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But, I won't quibble over something so minor. It's oil sands, then. Which reminds me, I better go start making breakfast, it's getting late in the afternoon. I had an egg on toast for lunch, then leftover spuds and veggies for dinner. Breakfast will be Pork medallions in mushroom sauce, mashed spuds, and corn.
 
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Kakato said:
Sorry ger,still,no tar in the oilsands as theres a few components missing.
Calling it tar or tar like doesnt make it so.
Theres also no asphalt in the oilsands.
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See....here's the problem.... you can NOT seem to be able to grasp or adapt, or change your point of view no matter what facts are presented when those facts are contrary to the brain washing that you have recieved.
 
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gerryh said:
See....here's the problem.... you can NOT seem to be able to grasp or adapt, or change your point of view no matter what facts are presented when those facts are contrary to the brain washing that you have recieved.
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No tar in the oilsands ger,just because you want to call it that doesnt make it true.
Your running on empty now if thats the best you can do.
 
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Kakato said:
No tar in the oilsands ger,just because you want to call it that doesnt make it true.
Your running on empty now if thats the best you can do.
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well then kak....I guess there ain't no "oil" in those sands either since the finished product is called "synthetic".
 
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Kakato said:
But it's Bitumen before it becomes synthetic.
You were correct in one of your posts,about 20 ago when you said you were done.:cool:
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but but but....the definitions for bitumen says it is oil like...or tar like...not that it IS oil, and the "oil" you get in the end is a synthetic oil..... now, do you need the definition of synthetic or can you google that on your own.
 
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but but but....the definitions for bitumen says it is oil like...or tar like...not that it IS oil, and the "oil" you get in the end is a synthetic oil..... now, do you need the definition of synthetic or can you google that on your own.
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Ya well.I took a dump that was tar like the other day.8O
Theres no tar in the oilsands ger,it's manmade.

Your grasping at straws now.
 
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no no no....I'm playing your game...are you not having fun anymore?


There is no oil in bitumen either then since "sysnthetic oil, an end product of bitumen, is man made...that's why it's called synthetic....lol...so oil sands is an incorect label also.
 
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no no no....I'm playing your game...are you not having fun anymore?


There is no oil in bitumen either then since "sysnthetic oil, an end product of bitumen, is man made...that's why it's called synthetic....lol...so oil sands is an incorect label also.
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Ya,ok.tar is also "man made" so what do you suggest we call it?
 
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doesn't really matter what we call it....does it....oil sands, tar sands, bitumen alley...... when people refer to the oil sands or the tar sands of Alberta, everyone knows what is being talked about.
 
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doesn't really matter what we call it....does it....oil sands, tar sands, bitumen alley...... when people refer to the oil sands or the tar sands of Alberta, everyone knows what is being talked about.
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And thanks to the uninformed and ignorant,most people think it's nothing short of a nuclear disaster.

So sorry if I question your fearmongering and scare tactics.
 
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And thanks to the uninformed and ignorant,most people think it's nothing short of a nuclear disaster.

So sorry if I question your fearmongering and scare tactics.
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quote where I have been fear mongering.
 
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can't do it, can ya..... more bullsh*t from the king.

I can understand why the oil company's would not want to be questioned. I can understand why the government would not want a spot light shone on their working. You, on the other hand, the only reason's I can come up for you not wanting anything about the oil sands questioned is because you're afraid for your job, in which cas you shouldn't be talking about this on an open forum, or your a company hack.
 
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Kakato said:
And thanks to the uninformed and ignorant,most people think it's nothing short of a nuclear disaster.

So sorry if I question your fearmongering and scare tactics.
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Well I can't speak for anyone else, but I think you're ignorant about ecology issues, and only see the situation through the corporate issued rosy glasses. Throwing links up that sound technical and authoritative, but you obviously can't grasp what the reality of the situation is.

You think the regulations are tough on you, so you extrapolate that this means that the situation must be good for the environment, a classic non-sequitur. Well, the results are coming in slowly, and they suggest that the long term effects are uncertain, and in the short amount of time that has elapsed, there are already signs of degradation, that your myopic photographs don't truly capture.

It hasn't even donned on you that the other folks who work there, who make sure the regulations are followed, the microbiologists and soil scientists, also have an interest in ensuring that business progresses as usual.

Oil, tar, bitumen, whatever you want to call it, it comes with a price.

 
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