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    <p>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.</p>
    <p>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.)<br>
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    Mary<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/15/2018 5:49 PM, Donald Fraser
      wrote:<br>
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            style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(29,33,41)">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<span> </span></span><span><span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(29,33,41)">Alberta</span></span></span><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(29,33,41)"><span> </span>(best)
            or ship to the<span> </span></span><span><span
              style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(29,33,41)">Gulf
              of Mexico</span></span><span
            style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(29,33,41)"><span> </span>via
            XL. A spill on land is not desirable but it can be cleaned
            up.<span></span></span></p>
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            style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(29,33,41)">Trudeau
            offers expansion to Tar Sands companies without a
            corresponding requirement of them to lower their carbon
            footprint.<span></span></span></p>
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            style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(29,33,41)">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."<span></span></span></p>
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                Forsyth Drive</span></span></span><span
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              style="color:black">,<span
                class="gmail-m_2978471483065947503gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span><span
                style="color:black">Ontario</span></span></span><span
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            style="color:black">, N2L-1A2,</span><span
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