the statements

“The expansion of the tar sands will strip mine an area the size of Florida”

i would love to know who made that prediction as several of the companies and our government have been pushing for the switch from conventional dig techniques to steaming techniques that barely disturb the top soil of any oil extraction sites.

“Complete with skyrocketing rates of cancer (by 400%!) for First Nations communities living downstream”

again i would love too see the independent studies on this fact. as cancer in the last 30 years has risen alarming rates every where in the world especially here in North America as a whole.

I’m not saying that legislation isn’t needed. I also agree that even the technology needs to change and i also agree technology will provide a better way for us too do these things.

We also have to be realistic… you all can hoot and holler all you want but your still turning your A/C on your still driving (everywhere). there are certain needs we all use and take advantage of and most of these are fueled by ways that aren’t good for the world or humanity in general.

Boycotting a place because of it doesn’t change things for the better. It just hurts the local business that live off those tourist, company growth, and secondary business. helping collapse the Alberta economy isn’t gonna stop foreign countries from needing oil.