<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Images of oil addiction in Canada’s tar sands]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Wolverine http://www.grist.org/article/tar_sands1/ Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:50:04 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/tar_sands1/1 Eerie

If these images don't deeply disturb you to the point of giving up driving or at least driving a lot less, there's something wrong with you.

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If these images don't deeply disturb you to the point of giving up driving or at least driving a lot less, there's something wrong with you.

]]> Comment #2 by AnnaKay http://www.grist.org/article/tar_sands1/ Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:07:20 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/tar_sands1/2 Environmental criminals

Does anyone care what all those toxins will do to people who live there?  Look at Ecuador where Chevron dumped over 18 billion gallons of oil and toxic water into the streams. Today the drinking water is contaminated and over 1,000 people have died from cancer and thousands more are sick with skin disease and respiratory illness.
If you want to find out more about what is surely the largest environmental disaster on the planet, read this blog, http://www.thechevronpit.blogspot.com.com and this article, http://www.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2008/1 ...

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Does anyone care what all those toxins will do to people who live there?  Look at Ecuador where Chevron dumped over 18 billion gallons of oil and toxic water into the streams. Today the drinking water is contaminated and over 1,000 people have died from cancer and thousands more are sick with skin disease and respiratory illness.
If you want to find out more about what is surely the largest environmental disaster on the planet, read this blog, http://www.thechevronpit.blogspot.com.com and this article, http://www.http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2008/1 ...

]]> Comment #3 by Werdna http://www.grist.org/article/tar_sands1/ Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:42:37 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/tar_sands1/3 plummeting oil prices

One of the benefits of the plummeting price of oil is that investment in Tar sands has also plummeted.  Many projects have been stopped (or at least put on hold until the oil prices climb back up again).

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One of the benefits of the plummeting price of oil is that investment in Tar sands has also plummeted.  Many projects have been stopped (or at least put on hold until the oil prices climb back up again).

]]> Comment #4 by noracharles http://www.grist.org/article/tar_sands1/ Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:10:52 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/tar_sands1/4 Tar Sands

Unfortunately PM Harper is in the pocket of his oil buddies and will never regulate the tar sands. He laughably set emissions targets that are intensity-based (so overall emissions will rise) and tried to make it look like he was getting tough on the tar sands. And in the election he said they wouldn't export raw bitumen to countries with lower environmental standards than us, which made me laugh and weep because that rules out no one (heck, I'm pretty sure China may be more environmental friendly than us. We are still pushing Asbestos on developing countries to prop up the Quebec industry and by industry I mean a measly 600 or so jobs).

Sadly, many of my fellow Canadians have bought into his lies (you repeat these lies enough  people start accepting them as truth) and the media here pander to Harper and heck, are probably afraid of him since he sues anyone who has the guts to disagree with him (see his lawsuit against the Liberal party and Elections Canada).
There will be no change unless Obama flexes his muscle and forces change on Harper.

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Unfortunately PM Harper is in the pocket of his oil buddies and will never regulate the tar sands. He laughably set emissions targets that are intensity-based (so overall emissions will rise) and tried to make it look like he was getting tough on the tar sands. And in the election he said they wouldn't export raw bitumen to countries with lower environmental standards than us, which made me laugh and weep because that rules out no one (heck, I'm pretty sure China may be more environmental friendly than us. We are still pushing Asbestos on developing countries to prop up the Quebec industry and by industry I mean a measly 600 or so jobs).

Sadly, many of my fellow Canadians have bought into his lies (you repeat these lies enough  people start accepting them as truth) and the media here pander to Harper and heck, are probably afraid of him since he sues anyone who has the guts to disagree with him (see his lawsuit against the Liberal party and Elections Canada).
There will be no change unless Obama flexes his muscle and forces change on Harper.

]]> Comment #5 by no more tar http://www.grist.org/article/tar_sands1/ Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:30:05 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/tar_sands1/5 Tar Sands Photo Album

I was surfing the net and found this amazing resource of tar Sands Air photos. They really show the horror of this disgusting industry.
Here is a link.

http://www.egamiimage.ca/alberta_tar_sands.html


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I was surfing the net and found this amazing resource of tar Sands Air photos. They really show the horror of this disgusting industry.
Here is a link.

http://www.egamiimage.ca/alberta_tar_sands.html


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