Author Topic: The Wreck of BC  (Read 9932 times)

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Offline SirJohn

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Re: The Wreck of BC
« Reply #825 on: April 20, 2018, 11:24:50 am »
I don;'t understand why so many people in BC don't want it.  That's the main reason? I don't know many details of this issue. Can't BC receive compensation so they benefit too?

72,000 miles of crude pipeline crisscrossing the US, i don't hear about a lot of major spills.  Or maybe there are??

In fact there are 2.4 MILLION miles of pipeline crisscrossing the US and about 850,000 kilometers of pipeline in Canada.

Why the fuss? Because some years ago the progressive/environmental movement decided Alberta's 'tar sands' were a threat to the planet. Remember that idiot who said if the oil sands continued to go ahead it was 'game over' for the planet? They have been doing their level best since then to stop them anyway they can. That includes hemming in Alberta by paying millions and millions in organizational funding and legal fees to every environmental and native group in Canada willing to oppose them and fight them and fight any pipelines for them to ship their product. Most of that money comes from the US - the same place that stupid 'game over' statement originated.

Meanwhile, Canada's contribution to world CO2 is about 1.7%, and the oil sands contribute, I believe 12% of that.
Meanwile, India increased its CO2 last year by effectively the same as all of Canada's CO2 emissions (or 8 oil sands) and will do the same this year. But facts don't matter to these people.
« Last Edit: April 20, 2018, 11:33:52 am by SirJohn »
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