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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)
-   The Maple Leaf (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/)
-   -   Canada's Oil Sands (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/canadas-oil-sands-578717/)

dbd33 Dec 19th 2008 1:03 am
Re: Canada's Oil Sands
 
Originally Posted by Canada2006 (Post 7082276)
We use electricity to heat our home - Hydro electricity and a bit of nuclear - how green and environmentally friendly is that?

Of course, we could always go back to living in caves and doing some small scale farming to get by.... it wouldn't be so much fun living in Canada then. No Tim Hortons!
We chop down trees and burn them. Not at all a green way to live.

iaink Dec 19th 2008 1:11 am
Re: Canada's Oil Sands
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 7082289)
We chop down trees and burn them. Not at all a green way to live.
Why...thats carbon neutral that is! Wood is a bio fuel.

dbd33 Dec 19th 2008 1:21 am
Re: Canada's Oil Sands
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 7082306)
Why...thats carbon neutral that is! Wood is a bio fuel.
The chain saw doesn`t run on wood. The tractor doesn`t run on wood. The operator doesn`t run on wood. Above all though, living in a wood means driving in order to do most things; the responsibly green thing to do is to live in an apartment in a city.

iaink Dec 19th 2008 1:24 am
Re: Canada's Oil Sands
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 7082329)
The chain saw doesn`t run on wood. The tractor doesn`t run on wood. The operator doesn`t run on wood. Above all though, living in a wood means driving in order to do most things; the responsibly green thing to do is to live in an apartment in a city.
Well, yeah, or you could invest in an axe. One with a hickory handle, not one of those yellow plastic ones I suppose.:sneaky:

Novocastrian Dec 19th 2008 4:44 am
Re: Canada's Oil Sands
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 7082334)
Well, yeah, or you could invest in an axe. One with a hickory handle, not one of those yellow plastic ones I suppose.:sneaky:
The very last thing he needs is something else to grind.


Edit: Oooh! John Holdren is the new White House science advisor. He's on the side of the sane.

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/latesho...p/953125.phtml

gibsonslanding Dec 20th 2008 9:20 am
Re: Canada's Oil Sands
 
Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 7082959)
The very last thing he needs is something else to grind.....lol :rofl:


Edit: Oooh! John Holdren is the new White House science advisor. He's on the side of the sane.

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/latesho...p/953125.phtml
carbon neutrel....interesting concept! bankers love it, makes them loads of money....they call it credits!!! no crunch in that 'credit sector'......

Novocastrian Dec 20th 2008 9:43 am
Re: Canada's Oil Sands
 
Originally Posted by gibsonslanding (Post 7086637)
carbon neutrel....interesting concept! bankers love it, makes them loads of money....they call it credits!!! no crunch in that 'credit sector'......
Should you rename yourself "gibbonslanding"? That might excuse the gibberish.

Canada2006 Dec 20th 2008 11:02 am
Re: Canada's Oil Sands
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 7082289)
We chop down trees and burn them. Not at all a green way to live.
Trees take more carbon out of the atmosphere than they give off when burnt, so it's actually pretty carbon friendly if not altogether clean.

Canada2006 Dec 20th 2008 11:04 am
Re: Canada's Oil Sands
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 7082329)
The chain saw doesn`t run on wood. The tractor doesn`t run on wood. The operator doesn`t run on wood. Above all though, living in a wood means driving in order to do most things; the responsibly green thing to do is to live in an apartment in a city.
Absolutely the most efficient way of living - an apartment heated by wood or Hydro-Québec. I suspect that will at some point be the only option for a lot of people, but I'll keep by suburban house for now.

Gosh, I never thought I would be happy living in suburbia - how bad have things got?

gibsonslanding Dec 21st 2008 2:20 am
Re: Canada's Oil Sands
 
Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 7086680)
Should you rename yourself "gibbonslanding"? That might excuse the gibberish.

way too funny novocastration.........

gibsonslanding Dec 21st 2008 2:34 am
Re: Canada's Oil Sands
 
maybe, for those of you who are under the illusion, that world politics actually 'give a damn' maybe a little light reading on it might help you.....the world runs on money.............end of! and until the world can find away to ride itself of the stuff, we're stuck with 'covering up' of these issue's under the guise of 'we're all trying to be such goody-two-shoes'.......this thread is about the oil sands right? what you actually doing about it? buying a blue balloon no doubt.......oh sorry? gibbering now......

maybe, you should be asking the canadian federal goverment not to keep selling most of it to the usa at stupidly low rates.....'cos when canada needs it in the future (and they will) it'll all be gone....and who ownes it anyways? canada or the usa??????

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_offset

Novocastrian Dec 21st 2008 2:36 pm
Re: Canada's Oil Sands
 
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I just wonder what, in the link to the wiki article on carbon offsets, it is that you imagine supports your drivel?

chrisconvy_99 Dec 22nd 2008 2:23 pm
Re: Canada's Oil Sands
 
Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 7070848)
So you should. :p

I saw in another thread that you tried to recruit my Mrs to hang around. :thumbdown::p
I neither agree or disagree, personally i dont care, because i am earning so much money up here in Fort Mcmurray that it makes no difference to me whatsoever. Ooh i await your anger.

Jingsamichty Dec 22nd 2008 2:34 pm
Re: Canada's Oil Sands
 
Originally Posted by chrisconvy_99 (Post 7093100)
I neither agree or disagree, personally i dont care, because i am earning so much money up here in Fort Mcmurray that it makes no difference to me whatsoever. Ooh i await your anger.
They'll only be angry if you spend your wad in Wal-Mart... ;)

Novocastrian Dec 22nd 2008 2:40 pm
Re: Canada's Oil Sands
 
Mods, for goodness sake close this thread.

The poll result is 3:1 against the oil sands on environmental grounds.

Enough said.


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