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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
I guess what Brendone is saying is that raw sewage pumped out of Victoria doesn't have any effect except possibly on tourism. Globally it's meaningless.
Also, Canadian Co2 emissions are mathematically meaningless on a global level as well and the general uproar on oil and gas production is mostly for aesthetic and political posturing.
Perhaps what we should be concentrating on are the things that are controllable and have a direct and significant impact on us locally. For Canadians, that would be stopping mining close to sources of fresh water feeding our watersheds, such as stopping mining on the Eastern slopes of Alberta. In America it would be stopping the cultivation of almonds in California, which eat up an insane amount of fresh water and are a direct cause of drought downriver.
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Exactly. What Canada does, or doesn’t do has essentially no impact on global warming, so it’s all political posturing. Alberta oil sands are not causing BC wild fires or US droughts. I would guess that at our current emission level, or that of 10 years ago, if we were the world’s worst offender, the world would be in good shape. Until the real offenders do something, we’re probably screwed, but we cripple our economy so we can say Canada tried.
We’re saying Mother Nature is good with the sewage we dump, so if it were proven that Mother Nature can manage Canadian emission levels, does that mean we stop trying?
Now if the research is saying all sewage is net zero, or even improves the oceans environment (i.e. Victorian poop has formed a thriving Coral reef that can survive warming ocean temps) then let’s start shipping all our waste to Victoria, minus all of Slivers baby wipes.