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

[Mary Jackes]

This is good -  but  the generation of the steam is a huge problem.  
When we left Alberta in 2005, the water situation had already become 
acute.  The rivers cannot sustain the enormous use of surface water by 
the tar sands.  The rural situation was becoming dire with the dropping 
of water levels in wells because of the use of groundwater.

It can take up to 3 barrels of water to produce one barrel of oil.  
Think of that in terms of a million barrels of oil produced each and 
every day.  (That's not even to touch on the question of the resulting 
toxic wastewater.)

Mary

On 4/15/2018 5:49 PM, Donald Fraser wrote:
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> Dear Editor,
>
> 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 inAlberta(best) or ship to theGulf of Mexicovia XL. 
> A spill on land is not desirable but it can be cleaned up.
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> Trudeau offers expansion to Tar Sands companies without a 
> corresponding requirement of them to lower their carbon footprint.
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> 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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