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Originally Posted by Igottago
Because no one wants to look in the mirror. Especially in an economy that lives and breathes oil and gas. Its much easier to dismiss the science, and keep driving our massive SUV's to work and back every day, and enjoying the luxuries that the oil boom has brought. No one wants to hear that there is problems associated with it.
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Yes, exactly. But change does not have to mean the destruction our our city's and our province's economy.
In the short term while fossil fuels will continue to be used, we need to clean up its production. We are the producers, so it is our responsibility. We can be leaders in creating carbon capture technology and other technology that cleans of the industry. Sell that to the rest of the world and make money from it.
When perhaps the environmental effects become too difficult to ignore and people demand a transformation to another energy source, there is NO Reason why Alberta can't be at the leading edge at developing that new energy source's production as oil declines. Energy companies will not simply fold up their pup tents and go out of business, they will evolve and be the companies that continue to produce energy in whatever form it takes. The fortunate thing is that we have unprecedented resources we are reaping from Oil and Natural gas to INVEST in developing new technology for that transformation.
See, you don't have to be scared of believing in the fact of global warming. We have the opportunity to be a leader in doing something about it. That to me is exciting.