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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I think the Oil companies get away with way too much, and I hope to see an end to that one day. Prosecute these 'oops' better. Make regulations tougher. Yes, we need these oil companies for our economy, but FFS we need this land to be in the best possible condition for our children and grandchildren too. Toughen up regulations. Get rid of any lobbyists that change government regulation in favor of Oil companies. Make it fair, but responsible. The oil will eventually all be gone one day, and I don't want to live in an environmental disaster. Force the oil companies to be responsible and hold them responsible. This does not mean get rid of the oil companies, or stop all oil-sands, mining and so forth. We NEED them to be here, but we also NEED them to be responsible, not cut corners and make and extra percentage point.
As for what the Flames have to do with this - I would say 'nothing'. Until you see them marched out on behalf of Edwards defending him and the operation, they are not affiliated (and neither are Edward's other unrelated holdings). We don't even know if Edwards was the 'evil mastermind' cutting corners or not. Maybe after listening to the experts he hired, he felt this would never happen, and thought he was doing more than enough to safeguard any possibility of disaster. Until there a formal and lengthy investigation is conducted, I think it would be jumping the gun to point a finger at Edwards, and it would be an overreaction to to suddenly become anti-Flames over this.
I think there would be few professional sports teams left that you would cheer for if it was purely dictated by how 'good' the owner is.
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This one isnt an oil company. It is a copper mine. Oil companies are required to reclaim 100% of the land they touch. It takes 50 years but the land used for the original mines have been reclaimed. The oil companies are responsible for reclaimation of all spills in alberta.
Not sure how BC works but I would suspect the large share price drop is due to the clean up cost associated with this event. Its funny that the focus of this thread keeps slipping back to oil companies and not the mining industry