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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Problem is that oil is not just produced for energy; it's also for plastics and other goods we use on a daily basis. It is far more integrated in our daily lifestyles that most of us realize. Well, maybe not in Alberta, but most everywhere else!
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Great discussion starting, and that is what this project is about fostering. Until we change the current narrative that is based on polarization, right and wrong, we won't come to an agreement of how to adapt our energy systems for the future.
Petrochemicals are responsible for most everything we touch - modern medicine, science, technology - including our ability to build wind turbines and solar panels. Shutting down oil sands may not be the answer, just like industrializing the oceans or deserts may not be the answer. We need to be far more critical in our thinking and innovations, and understand there's no perfect way to 2050 or beyond. Policy decisions need to be based on good science and an understanding of energy from a systems perspective - to do anything less than that is shortsighted.