[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by RichieRich

I detect a spirit of angst blending away within you. Be calm... there was no affront intended just merely jovial wordplay.

So we got played... starting back in the 70's roughly when the USA recognized Canada's potential. Lobbying started, NEP was implemented, the development and construction of large processing facilities (think Joffre and Fort Saskatechewan mega-plex) started slowing down. Our government bought into external influences and stopped thinking for themselves, as well the decision makers out east looked after their people. Then, starting 10-15 years ago once it appeared that oilsands (SAGD, in-situ, tarsands, whatever you wish to label them) within Canada were clearly highly profitable there started a political and moreso public campaign which Federally was ignored and corporately was not recognized for it's danger. Somehow Canadian production became the bad guy despite implementing leading edge technologies that managed costs, environment, etc.

Next thing we had Hollywood celebrities flying over our open mines gasping in disbelief, yet they could/would not comprehend what they saw was on a lesser scale than many middle east, Russian, Indonesian, and African exploitation means. These other locations either would not allow these flyovers or engagement at all. These celebrities also did not, I assume, tour major production fields around the USA where drilling rigs were spud'd every 50m, where solution gas was freely vented to atmosphere (and still is), or no environmental issue gave cause to pause, stop, or approach development/exploitation by a more expensive yet more environmentally sensitive means.

Are there other resources that are being exploited that result in substantial physical damage, emissions, divided opinions, or Federal support/suppression? most certainly. And this includes the reality that full life-cycle of "green energy" which most often is anything but.

Anyways... that's my take on it. 'nuff said. Between this and all the other postings we've had a pretty good knowledge/opinion share.

You forgot that these celebrities were too lazy or too well paid to look in their own back yards. California's environmental record on their own oil fields is one of the dirtiest on the planet. Canada is easy to whine and protest about for these groups and celebs because we're pushovers, and because protesting in the States would probably get you arrested (oh the horror) or protesting in Saudi Arabia or China or elsewhere would get you killed.