This gem from the CBC informing me that "Oilsands may face severe water shortage..." pretty much blew the gears out of the Lame-O-Meter here at Falling Downs.
We're not worried about the water needs of local native communities.
We're not worried about the water needs of Fort Mac or anywhere downstream of the oil sand developments.
We're not worried about the water needs of agriculture in Western Canada...
All of these are mere afterthoughts.
No, what sets off alarm bells is the thought that an industry that needs four barrels of water to produce a barrel of bitumen could be threatened.
That is profoundly stupid!
Showing posts with label Alberta tar sands development. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alberta tar sands development. Show all posts
Monday, September 21, 2015
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Those Alberta tar-sands pipelines will NEVER happen
Which is a good thing. There's already been more than enough "development" of the tar sands without the Northern Gateway and the Keystone XL.
Upping the commitment to new pipelines just means upping the commitment to more rapacious development. As far as I can tell, Big Oil has been getting more than enough tar sludge to market without new pipelines.
I worked out there in the '70's. We were outfitting highway tractors with double and triple axles and stretched wheelbases so they could carry that sludge from the tar-pits to the refineries. It was economically viable then; otherwise we wouldn't have been doing it.
But we are led to believe that the entire tar-sands project now requires pipelines all over the continent,
Today's supreme court decision re: Native land claims is a stake through the heart of Northern Gateway. There's no possible way Big Oil can get all the aboriginal ducks in a row to give this the thumbs up.
Which is a good thing.
Unfettered tar sands development needs brakes, not breaks.
Upping the commitment to new pipelines just means upping the commitment to more rapacious development. As far as I can tell, Big Oil has been getting more than enough tar sludge to market without new pipelines.
I worked out there in the '70's. We were outfitting highway tractors with double and triple axles and stretched wheelbases so they could carry that sludge from the tar-pits to the refineries. It was economically viable then; otherwise we wouldn't have been doing it.
But we are led to believe that the entire tar-sands project now requires pipelines all over the continent,
Today's supreme court decision re: Native land claims is a stake through the heart of Northern Gateway. There's no possible way Big Oil can get all the aboriginal ducks in a row to give this the thumbs up.
Which is a good thing.
Unfettered tar sands development needs brakes, not breaks.
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