This piece appeared in today’s Edmonton Journal.They note that it is”encouraging to see David Suzuki, the godfather of Canada’s environmental left, is finally willing to start thinking about the ethical implications of our oil sources. It would be more encouraging if he were willing to acknowledge, as almost any reasonable Canadian will, that some oil-producing countries still behave far more ethically than others.”
Anyone have a point of view they are willing to share?
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Perhaps it’s too simplistic to describe Canadian tar sands as “ethical oil”, given that this is a non-renewable resource? We want to be weaned off the “petro-terrorism teat, especially as Saudi Arabia supports 10,000 Wahabi-teaching madrassahs annually, but is Canadian oil not without its negative implications. At a time we’re attempting mega-projects to export energy everywhere, why do consumers throughout Eastern Canada not have the option of consuming Canadian oil?