[fvc-wat-disc] A letter for the Planet ... not PR but of equalimportance

[Sharon Sommerville]

Thank you for the letter Donald and the article, Dave & Cathe.

Sharon

On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 6:54 PM, Dave Arthur <arthurd23 at bell.net> wrote:

> There’s a good article in today’s Globe that tells it like it is.
>
> The tarsands should be left in the ground.
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> It’s uneconomic without our big subsidies.
>
> If demand for oil decreases as it should the price could go down to
> $30/barrel, half the cost of getting oil from the tarsands.
>
> I copied the article and attached it.
>
> Unfortunately, Trudeau and Notley are politicians first and true leaders
> for the common good second.
>
> Dave
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> *From: *Catherine Campbell <cdcampbell9 at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Sunday, April 15, 2018 5:51 PM
> *To: *FVC Waterloo Region Discussion <fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [fvc-wat-disc] A letter for the Planet ... not PR but of
> equalimportance
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>
> Exactly!!!
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> On Apr 15, 2018, at 5:49 PM, Donald Fraser <donaldafraser at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Dear Editor,
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>
> In today’s televised speech Trudeau asserted federal authority and
> ‘National Interest’ to proceed with Kinder Morgan expansion. I assert the
> right of Earth's citizens to an unpolluted sea and ‘International
> Interest’. This dirty bitumen sinks. All the king's horses and all the
> king's men can't clean a spill from the bottom of the sea and one will
> happen. Bitumen with its toxic mix of solvent should never cross waterways.
> Refine in Alberta (best) or ship to the Gulf of Mexico via XL. A spill on
> land is not desirable but it can be cleaned up.
>
> Trudeau offers expansion to Tar Sands companies without a corresponding
> requirement of them to lower their carbon footprint.
>
> Why not: "OK we will allow you to increase production but only if you meet
> your share of the Paris Accords. Produce your steam using safe nuclear
> power or find another environmentally friendly way to generate steam. Then
> and only then will you be allowed to expand production."
>
>
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> Donald A Fraser
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