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Originally Posted by troutman
The ad hominem attacks are tiresome. Show where his message is wrong. Attacking the messenger is useless.
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What is his message? The oilsands are bad for the environment? Congratulations Neil, you've stated an obvious fact.
What he doesn't state is why the environmental impact is not worth the socioeconomic benefit. He uses hyperbole like "looks like hiroshima" and "the calgary flood was caused by climate change" which are either untrue or unproven. It's not my job to prove that climate change didn't cause the flood, he's the one saying it did so the onus is on him.
Neil Young refuses to have a balanced discussion about the topic and has refused to meet with the industry so they can explain to him some of the things they are doing to limit the environmental fallout. Although it's just one man's blog, he referenced the fact that Young had never heard of SAGD before....that's plain ignorant.
His only facts come from Fort Chip first nations, people who are using anecdotal evidence to back up their claims and not science.
I'm not sure what you want us to say when you say "show me where he is wrong", do you want us to prove that the oilsands are the cleanest form of energy? It's not.. But it's a lot better than many alternatives.
Rex Murphy has summarized it best.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/neil-young-s-...rphy-1.2501131
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"Fort McMurray is a project of great scale; to be weighed on its merits and demerits, on what it contributes to the well-being of workers, to the Alberta and Canadian economies, and on the social and economic benefits it's already spread to many regions of this country. It is also to be weighed on its care; the supervision of the environment, safety, and pace of development. But it should not be made the concentrated vessel of every wrong and mischance of the world energy industry, and most certainly should not be the first target of every autumn superstar looking for one last kick at the publicity can."
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Fort Mac is not Blake's "satanic-mill." But neither is it Shangri-la. Between these poles there can be a discussion.
However, one-sided and over-toxic condemnations amplified by the voice of a rock star are not that discussion. Mr. Young has failed to be fair, and thereby he fails also to be persuasive.
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