Comments on: Take Action: Tar Sands Moratorium! http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/04/23/take-action-tar-sands-moratorium/ Dispatches from the Youth Climate Movement Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:27:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Albertan http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/04/23/take-action-tar-sands-moratorium/#comment-83779 Albertan Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:08:58 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/take-action-tar-sands-moratorium/#comment-83779 Hmm Stop buying oil and we will stop producing it. The reality is that for every unit of energy you don't consume equates to a 50 times reduction in the production side. You can shut down the Canadian oil sands without modifying your individual behavior and the production will just shift to Venezuela or Nigeria, known environmental disasters, or even California heavy which in every study is worse than Canadian SCO. My point is - don't call for the shut down of oil sands - shut it down yourself by not driving. And while you are at it turn off every light in your house except the room you are in and unplug the vampire use (e.g media in ready mode) to kill the coal emissions. If you run an air conditioner you should just be shot for killing our planet. Recently the western state governors set a target of only 20% of western state growth in energy demand will be from renewables - so don't tell us to do the math on oil sands - do it on your own consumption. Hmm Stop buying oil and we will stop producing it. The reality is that for every unit of energy you don’t consume equates to a 50 times reduction in the production side. You can shut down the Canadian oil sands without modifying your individual behavior and the production will just shift to Venezuela or Nigeria, known environmental disasters, or even California heavy which in every study is worse than Canadian SCO.

My point is – don’t call for the shut down of oil sands – shut it down yourself by not driving. And while you are at it turn off every light in your house except the room you are in and unplug the vampire use (e.g media in ready mode) to kill the coal emissions. If you run an air conditioner you should just be shot for killing our planet. Recently the western state governors set a target of only 20% of western state growth in energy demand will be from renewables – so don’t tell us to do the math on oil sands – do it on your own consumption.

]]> By: sandra lynn http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/04/23/take-action-tar-sands-moratorium/#comment-69832 sandra lynn Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:57:04 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/take-action-tar-sands-moratorium/#comment-69832 I too have been writing about and researching the shameful display of greed and ignorance by the Canadian Government and their (oil) or tar sands project. I totally encourage and support a moratorium on any further development of the tar-sands in Alberta. One note I would like to clarify a point you made regarding the flow of the river, it does not flow south. The Athabaska River which is being contaminated on a daily basis runs north-ward up towards the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic. It is the indigenous peoples living north of the tar-sands along the Athabaska River which will be paying the price if we do not put a stop to this madness. I like what you have to say and totally agree with your premise, I will be adding you to my blogroll. Keep the faith! We can fight this if we all take a stand! I too have been writing about and researching the shameful display of greed and ignorance by the Canadian Government and their (oil) or tar sands project.
I totally encourage and support a moratorium on any further development of the tar-sands in Alberta.

One note I would like to clarify a point you made regarding the flow of the river, it does not flow south. The Athabaska River which is being contaminated on a daily basis runs north-ward up towards the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic. It is the indigenous peoples living north of the tar-sands along the Athabaska River which will be paying the price if we do not put a stop to this madness.

I like what you have to say and totally agree with your premise, I will be adding you to my blogroll.
Keep the faith!
We can fight this if we all take a stand!

]]> By: Midwest Oil Refineries Gobble Up Canadian Tar Sands, Spew Greenhouse Gasses « It’s Getting Hot In Here http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/04/23/take-action-tar-sands-moratorium/#comment-61083 Midwest Oil Refineries Gobble Up Canadian Tar Sands, Spew Greenhouse Gasses « It’s Getting Hot In Here Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:09:54 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/take-action-tar-sands-moratorium/#comment-61083 [...] oil prices, these tar sands are seen as a profitable and reliable source of oil but they require environmentally devastating mining processes and vast amounts of energy to extract. The resulting heavy crude oil requires also more energy to [...] [...] oil prices, these tar sands are seen as a profitable and reliable source of oil but they require environmentally devastating mining processes and vast amounts of energy to extract. The resulting heavy crude oil requires also more energy to [...]

]]> By: Liz Veazey http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2007/04/23/take-action-tar-sands-moratorium/#comment-45617 Liz Veazey Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:22:16 +0000 http://itsgettinghotinhere.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/take-action-tar-sands-moratorium/#comment-45617 here's a comment from a citizen in Florida: I read your post on tar sands, but it would not allow comments. I was going to comment that the Alberta Tar Sands issue sounds a lot like the oil shale issue in the US: lots of oil, but do we want to tear up several states (CO, WY, UT, etc) to get it? Of course the fact that they are extracting at all indicates higher oil prices in the long term and greater opportunities for alternatives. It is a very informative website. Best wishes to the group in reducing carbon. Sincerely, Robert S. Margolis, PE Palm Beach Gardens, FL (561) 632-9170 here’s a comment from a citizen in Florida:

I read your post on tar sands, but it would not allow comments. I was
going to comment that the Alberta Tar Sands issue sounds a lot like the oil
shale issue in the US: lots of oil, but do we want to tear up several
states (CO, WY, UT, etc) to get it? Of course the fact that they are
extracting at all indicates higher oil prices in the long term and greater
opportunities for alternatives.

It is a very informative website. Best wishes to the group in reducing
carbon.

Sincerely,

Robert S. Margolis, PE
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
(561) 632-9170

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