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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The oilsands aren't protected like Manufacturing because of the concentration of voters in Ontario manufacturing sectors. The automotive industry is never really going to be successfully attacked because of the number of people they employ and that the automotive industry controls the narrative.
Frankly the Alberta energy sector is under attack because its easy to attack globally and then people pick up the cause because DiCaprio thinks its important, and because a ton of money is supporting the protests.
Nobody really attacks China, because China wouldn't give a crap nor would India.
Nobody attacks the California oil field disasters because of big money, and a President that is focused on global and not national climate issues.
Nobody protests the coal industry because its not sexy and that industry protects itself like a steroid boosted wolverine with rabies.
Globally the Oilsands, really isn't the biggest issue to be tackled, but its the easiest to be attacked.
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Coal is very much under the gun in North America.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...-lands-n497401
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/...xUI/story.html
Worldwide - perhaps not, but I doubt India and China are up in arms over oilsands either.