On 1/18/07, ken hanly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Just in case things continue badly in the Middle East
Plan B is to drain Canada's natural resources--to the
applause of Stephen Harper and countless others no
doubt. The governments concern about the environment
obviously takes a back seat to resource development.
Canadians obviously are not hewers of wood and drawers
of water we are a country of Albertan oil sheiks.
The oil sands is a very costly and polluting source of
oil compared to the Middle East.
U.S. urges 'fivefold expansion' in Alberta oilsands
production
Last Updated: Thursday, January 18, 2007 6:31 AM ET
CBC News
The U.S. wants Canada to dramatically expand its oil
exports from the Alberta oilsands, a move that could
have major implications on the environment.
Canada is the number one petroleum exporter to the USA: "Canada
remained the largest exporter of total petroleum products in November,
exporting 2.584 million barrels per day to the United States, which
was a large increase from last month (2.144 thousand barrels per day)"
(at
<http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/company_level_imports/current/import.html>).
If Canadian leftists could do something about Canada's oil industry,
reduce production for conservation, restrain the development of oil
sands for environmental protection, step up class struggle in Canadian
oil industry, or whatever, that would greatly help.
--
Yoshie
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