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Steve_P Jul 29th 2011 7:35 pm

Ethical oil campaign aims to silence critics
 
Will it work?

http://www.calgaryherald.com/opinion...068/story.html

http://www.ethicaloil.org/


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Clematis Jul 29th 2011 7:57 pm

Re: Ethical oil campaign aims to silence critics
 
It might make people feel guilty, but they will change their minds when they get to the pump.

Almost Canadian Jul 29th 2011 8:07 pm

Re: Ethical oil campaign aims to silence critics
 
Are they referring to Ontario and Alberta?:D

Steve_P Jul 29th 2011 8:15 pm

Re: Ethical oil campaign aims to silence critics
 

Originally Posted by Almost Canadian (Post 9526898)
Are they referring to Ontario and Alberta?:D

No just Toronto and their new mayor. :sneaky:

kimilseung Jul 29th 2011 8:26 pm

Re: Ethical oil campaign aims to silence critics
 
Got to laugh when big business pressure group like this is asking for donations. I assume they do not need it, but think it will make it look like a grass roots organization.

What does the forced labour in Venezuela refer to?

cheeky_monkey Jul 29th 2011 8:31 pm

Re: Ethical oil campaign aims to silence critics
 
it assumes most oil outside of Canada is produced in the middle east and everyone in the middle east is a terrorist or lives under a dictatorial regime..judging by the poster campaign..not quite sure who it is targeted at?? cant be anyone outside North America surely..as nobody apart from the Americans would be stupid enough to be sucked in by this?

Inse Jul 30th 2011 12:12 am

Re: Ethical oil campaign aims to silence critics
 
http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2010/09/22/EthicalOilFallacy/

stuham33 Jul 30th 2011 5:42 am

Re: Ethical oil campaign aims to silence critics
 

Originally Posted by Inse (Post 9527152)

Seems to be a lot of opinionated BS to me. But the masses will lap it up!!

Lemi Jul 30th 2011 10:00 am

Re: Ethical oil campaign aims to silence critics
 
The more they try to greenwash and PR it, the more pathetic they seem to end up looking.

Look, we all love cheap oil, so let's stop pretending it's anything other than the crappy dregs at the bottom of the barrel and just get on with it.

Ethical oil my ar5e. Go tell it to the residents of Fort Chip.

ergyngfeld Jul 30th 2011 1:09 pm

Re: Ethical oil campaign aims to silence critics
 
load o' balls. the tar sands are the dirtiest thing imaginable. i've drilled out there. HELL. a hundred times worse than any other type of mining

jericho Jul 30th 2011 1:33 pm

Re: Ethical oil campaign aims to silence critics
 

Originally Posted by cheeky_monkey (Post 9526928)
it assumes most oil outside of Canada is produced in the middle east and everyone in the middle east is a terrorist or lives under a dictatorial regime

Well, apart from the bit about everyone in the middle east being a terrorist, most oil IS produced in the middle east and under oppressive regimes.

Simon Legree Jul 30th 2011 1:37 pm

Re: Ethical oil campaign aims to silence critics
 
It's like the current Natural Gas TV propaganda campaign. Tell us how clean, cheap and abundant it is when its ultimate aim is trying to make "fracking" seem like a good thing to do !

Jingsamichty Jul 30th 2011 2:19 pm

Re: Ethical oil campaign aims to silence critics
 

Originally Posted by ergyngfeld (Post 9527827)
load o' balls. the tar sands are the dirtiest thing imaginable. i've drilled out there. HELL. a hundred times worse than any other type of mining

Pussy! :)

Steve_P Jul 30th 2011 2:22 pm

Re: Ethical oil campaign aims to silence critics
 

Originally Posted by Simon Legree (Post 9527866)
It's like the current Natural Gas TV propaganda campaign. Tell us how clean, cheap and abundant it is when its ultimate aim is trying to make "fracking" seem like a good thing to do !

And here I thought "fracking" was a euphemism for something totally different.:confused: :rolleyes:

Alan2005 Jul 30th 2011 2:37 pm

Re: Ethical oil campaign aims to silence critics
 

Originally Posted by Jingsamichty (Post 9527928)
Pussy! :)

Unlikely - ethical oil is clearly gay.


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