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Originally Posted by Red Mile Style
I don't disagree with anything you've said here... either than maybe the part where you said I was special enough to make you defend yourself. In real life, I'm pretty laid back.
Of corse it's not just Albertans polluting. The US just told Alberta to up their oil production five-fold. But I've seen the huge amount of influence oil companies have in policy making. HUGE. They have the money, people, resources to throw their clout anywhere. They are the reason why so many alternative ideas have been squashed, and why oil continues to be the leading source of energy despite all the possibilities.
Alberta could pretty much dictate to the oil companies what they want them to do. How much they want them to drill, where, when, they could even tell them that they have to start building an infrastructure for green energies if they wanted to. Alberta has the oil companies by the balls and yet it seems the other way around. Again, royalties are the lowest in the world. Tell me why American oil is worth more than Albertan? I think Alberta could pull some clout, if they wanted to, but I don't think they do.
Again, I am confused.
I don't get it. I just, don't get it.
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Why should the Alberta government target only the oil companies. Maybe they should tell every company that works in Alberta what to do and how to do it. That should help make the economy more stable once oil runs out. Why wouldn't companies want to come to an environment where the government tells you how to run your company.
What I don't get is why the oil companies are so greedy and selfish that they don't work for free and give all the oil money back to Albertans. What jerks!
Hell why stop there perhaps the government should tell everyone who lives, travels to or evens thinks of Alberta what to do. I am sure that I do things that harm the environment why isn't the Alberta government on my ass?