Canadian Politics Redux

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HughFreakingDillon said:

I have watched Oleary on CBC as well. he's equally as much a blowhard douche there as he is on dragon's den.

I am certainly not perfect but I am trying to be more respectful of people on here.
I am reminded of something I heard many years ago, how you talk about and treat other people is really a direct reflection on how you feel about yourself

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For everyone who is anti-oil companies and such, your pension (CPP) is heavily invested in those companies. Are retirements are going to do quite well thanks to them. If you are Canadian and have paid CPP premiums on your paycheque, you are theoretically part owner of probably every major oil company

I wonder if the people with strong "principles" will refuse their pensions

HughFreakingDillon

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HughFreakingDillon said:

I have watched Oleary on CBC as well. he's equally as much a blowhard douche there as he is on dragon's den.

I am certainly not perfect but I am trying to be more respectful of people on here.
I am reminded of something I heard many years ago, how you talk about and treat other people is really a direct reflection on how you feel about yourself

I treat others with more respect and compassion than you could even fathom.

But oleary is still a blowhard.

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^^^^
"then you could even fathom"

Edit: couldn't spell well on the iPad from laughing so uncontrollably

HughFreakingDillon

1ThoughtKnown said:

^^^^
"then you could even fathom"

Edit: couldn't spell well on the iPad from laughing so uncontrollably

Glad I could help!

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O'Leary is certainly not the only blowhard around....

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Must be Quebec logic. We don't want pipelines to run through a tiny section of our province because we care so deeply about our environment. The chance of a spill is too great a risk.

What was that? Oh yeah, we had to dump copious amounts of human excrement in the St. Lawrence River to fix our infrastructure. Doing it environmentally friendly would have cost too much.

Brilliance...

PJ_Soul

1ThoughtKnown said:

Must be Quebec logic. We don't want pipelines to run through a tiny section of our province because we care so deeply about our environment. The chance of a spill is too great a risk.

What was that? Oh yeah, we had to dump copious amounts of human excrement in the St. Lawrence River to fix our infrastructure. Doing it environmentally friendly would have cost too much.

Brilliance...

That is incredibly misrepresentative of the St Lawrence River thing. That story requires context. Basically, they had absolutely no choice and did it in as responsible a way as was humanly possible (including complete sewage treatment before the dump).

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And every oil spill is cleaned up. What is the difference.

PJ_Soul

1ThoughtKnown said:

And every oil spill is cleaned up. What is the difference.

You don't know much about oil spills if that is what you honestly think.

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You don't know much about what I know, that's what I honestly think.

Obviously you have never dealt with a provincial environment group. And if Environmnet Canada gets involved... Look out.
I have worked in a few industries and I know what is done to protect the environment. And everyone rails against pipelines, but then pull into Esso and fill up.
Jump on a plane...Use a plastic fork... On and on and on.
All the stuff you use which makes your life easier. How do anti-pipeline wing nuts expect the oil to get to the factories where it will be used? They seem to have no problem using oil tankers from Saudi Arabia to bring foreign oil to Quebec for refining. But a pipeline from Alberta? 82 mayors from Quebec decide to speak out, lead by the mayor whose city dumped "treated sewage" with syringes and shit in it into the St. Lawrence.

PJ_Soul

I lived in a neighborhood where a kinder Morgan pipeline burst and it destroyed homes, polluted the ground for years, caused terrible damage. I now live 2 blocks from where kinder Morgan wants to replace an existing pipeline with a much bigger one. You may have read about the protests? I know the issue because it has affected me personally, and oil spills are not necessarily just cleaned up like you just claimed. The environmental impact can be lasting and disastrous. Maybe if they wanted to put a pipeline right past your house when you'd already experienced accidents in the past you'd feel differently about it. And to bring a new pipeline to a place as ecologically fragile and important as the BC coast is fucking ludicrous.

Money should be going to alternate energy and manufacturing technologies (and maintaining standards on the pipelines that already exist), not to increasing the flow of oil.

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The oil gotta flow! I don't read about protests from BC. BC is full of cause people. (I grew up in Princeton and my grandparents and mom live in Oliver).
I get the updates on what granolas are doing to screw up our own economy from them

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Learning Opportunity!!!

A partial list of products made from Petroleum (144 of 6000 items)

One 42-gallon barrel of oil creates 19.4 gallons of gasoline. The rest (over half) is used to make things like:

Solvents,Diesel fuel,Motor Oil,Bearing Grease,Ink,Floor Wax,Ballpoint Pens,Football Cleats, Upholstery,Sweaters,Boats,Insecticides, Bicycle Tires, Sports Car Bodies,Nail Polish,Fishing lures, Dresses, Tires, Golf Bags,Perfumes,Cassettes,Dishwasher parts,Tool Boxes,Shoe Polish,Motorcycle Helmet,Caulking,Petroleum Jelly,Transparent Tape,CD Player,Faucet Washers
Antiseptics,Clothesline,Curtains,Food Preservatives,Basketballs,Soap,Vitamin Capsules,Antihistamines,Purses,Shoes,Dashboards,Cortisone,Deodorant,Footballs,Putty
Dyes, Panty Hose, Refrigerant, Percolators, Life Jackets, Rubbing Alcohol, Linings, Skis, TV Cabinets, Shag Rugs, Electrician's Tape, Tool Racks, Car Battery Cases, Epoxy, Paint, Mops
Slacks, Insect Repellent,Oil Filters, Umbrellas, Yarn, Fertilizers, Hair Coloring, Roofing, Toilet Seats, Fishing Rods, Lipstick, Denture Adhesive, Linoleum, Ice Cube Trays, Synthetic Rubber
Speakers, Plastic Wood, Electric Blankets, Glycerin, Tennis Rackets, Rubber Cement, Fishing Boots, Dice, Nylon Rope, Candles, Trash Bags, House Paint, Water Pipes, Hand Lotion,Roller Skates, Surf Boards, Shampoo, Wheels, Paint Rollers, Shower Curtain, Guitar Strings, Luggage
Aspirin, Safety Glasses, Antifreeze, Football Helmets, Awnings, Eyeglasses, Clothes, Toothbrushes, Ice Chests, Footballs, Combs, CD's & DVD's, Paint Brushes, Detergents, Vaporizers, Balloons, Sun Glasses, Tents, Heart Valves, Crayons, Parachutes, Telephones, Enamel, Pillows, Dishes, Cameras, Anesthetic, Artificial Turf, Artificial limbs, Bandages, Dentures
Model Cars, Folding Doors, Hair Curlers, Cold cream. Movie film, Soft Contact lenses, Drinking Cup, Fan Belts, Car Enamel, Shaving Cream, Ammonia, Refrigerators, Golf Balls, Toothpaste, Gasoline


Now, unless you have none of the items listed above railing against the pipeline industry is moot. The lovely standard of living you enjoy is owed to the wonderful resource of oil. While the disruption caused by an oil spill has caused you some grief, it pales in comparison to the horrific train derailment in Lac Megantic, PQ. Or the oil tanker spill along the "ecologically fragile" coast of BC. (I prefer the Okanagan )

You see, everyone merely looks at oil as Energy. But it is far, far, far more than that. A half barrel of oil is used to create Guitar strings (which is how PJ makes the music you love) or artificial limbs (for a child who met an unfortunate accident) or eyeglasses, or heart valves.

Until you can provide solutions on how to make those items without the wonderful resource called oil, it is here to stay. Pipelines are still the safest way to transport the raw resource to produce the items that enrich our lives .

PS - I put ecologically fragile in quotations because the environment is fragile everywhere. If you damage it on Vancouver Island it is just as bad if it's in Swift Current Saskatchewan or Sudbury, Ontario.
BC, nice place to visit! Nice place to retire! (Free drugs for seniors).

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Anyone see Trudeau talking about La Loche in that Davos presser today? As he was offering his "condolences" he would do that silly head bob with that goofy grin. It was almost like he was smiling and would catch himself and look more sullen. This fucking guy loves the camera let me tell you... I couldn't believe what I was seeing. He's a bigger piece of shit than I thought.

PJ_Soul

1ThoughtKnown said:

Learning Opportunity!!!

A partial list of products made from Petroleum (144 of 6000 items)

One 42-gallon barrel of oil creates 19.4 gallons of gasoline. The rest (over half) is used to make things like:

Solvents,Diesel fuel,Motor Oil,Bearing Grease,Ink,Floor Wax,Ballpoint Pens,Football Cleats, Upholstery,Sweaters,Boats,Insecticides, Bicycle Tires, Sports Car Bodies,Nail Polish,Fishing lures, Dresses, Tires, Golf Bags,Perfumes,Cassettes,Dishwasher parts,Tool Boxes,Shoe Polish,Motorcycle Helmet,Caulking,Petroleum Jelly,Transparent Tape,CD Player,Faucet Washers
Antiseptics,Clothesline,Curtains,Food Preservatives,Basketballs,Soap,Vitamin Capsules,Antihistamines,Purses,Shoes,Dashboards,Cortisone,Deodorant,Footballs,Putty
Dyes, Panty Hose, Refrigerant, Percolators, Life Jackets, Rubbing Alcohol, Linings, Skis, TV Cabinets, Shag Rugs, Electrician's Tape, Tool Racks, Car Battery Cases, Epoxy, Paint, Mops
Slacks, Insect Repellent,Oil Filters, Umbrellas, Yarn, Fertilizers, Hair Coloring, Roofing, Toilet Seats, Fishing Rods, Lipstick, Denture Adhesive, Linoleum, Ice Cube Trays, Synthetic Rubber
Speakers, Plastic Wood, Electric Blankets, Glycerin, Tennis Rackets, Rubber Cement, Fishing Boots, Dice, Nylon Rope, Candles, Trash Bags, House Paint, Water Pipes, Hand Lotion,Roller Skates, Surf Boards, Shampoo, Wheels, Paint Rollers, Shower Curtain, Guitar Strings, Luggage
Aspirin, Safety Glasses, Antifreeze, Football Helmets, Awnings, Eyeglasses, Clothes, Toothbrushes, Ice Chests, Footballs, Combs, CD's & DVD's, Paint Brushes, Detergents, Vaporizers, Balloons, Sun Glasses, Tents, Heart Valves, Crayons, Parachutes, Telephones, Enamel, Pillows, Dishes, Cameras, Anesthetic, Artificial Turf, Artificial limbs, Bandages, Dentures
Model Cars, Folding Doors, Hair Curlers, Cold cream. Movie film, Soft Contact lenses, Drinking Cup, Fan Belts, Car Enamel, Shaving Cream, Ammonia, Refrigerators, Golf Balls, Toothpaste, Gasoline


Now, unless you have none of the items listed above railing against the pipeline industry is moot. The lovely standard of living you enjoy is owed to the wonderful resource of oil. While the disruption caused by an oil spill has caused you some grief, it pales in comparison to the horrific train derailment in Lac Megantic, PQ. Or the oil tanker spill along the "ecologically fragile" coast of BC. (I prefer the Okanagan )

You see, everyone merely looks at oil as Energy. But it is far, far, far more than that. A half barrel of oil is used to create Guitar strings (which is how PJ makes the music you love) or artificial limbs (for a child who met an unfortunate accident) or eyeglasses, or heart valves.

Until you can provide solutions on how to make those items without the wonderful resource called oil, it is here to stay. Pipelines are still the safest way to transport the raw resource to produce the items that enrich our lives .

PS - I put ecologically fragile in quotations because the environment is fragile everywhere. If you damage it on Vancouver Island it is just as bad if it's in Swift Current Saskatchewan or Sudbury, Ontario.
BC, nice place to visit! Nice place to retire! (Free drugs for seniors).

So is this like an oil version of the gun argument, where people supposedly want to make all guns illegal?

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^^^^

I don't follow. We don't have a serious gun problem in Canada, although there are isolated examples like La Loche.. (That is so sad and tragic I cannot put it properly into words).

PJ_Soul

1ThoughtKnown said:

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I don't follow. We don't have a serious gun problem in Canada, although there are isolated examples like La Loche.. (That is so sad and tragic I cannot put it properly into words).

Lol, that isn't what I meant at all. I meant that must be your oil version of the gun nut arguments in the US. I.e. of we're against huge new pipelines in certain places we must be completely against the current use or transport of all oil in all industries, period.

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^^^^
I guess you can interpret my argument however you want. If there is a safer way to transport oil, they have not figured it out yet.
There is nothing as unacceptable as loss of human life in whatever we do. The people of Lac Megantic have suffered horrors you probably could not imagine (I know I can't). The fact is, the level of environmental impact your former neighbourhood suffered (whatever it was) pales in comparison to the consequences suffered by the people of Lac Megantic.

The environment is important. Jobs are important. Resources are important. The products created are important. Human Life is MOST important.

polaris_x

how someone can claim there is nothing more unacceptable than the loss of human life and then act as a shill for oil is sad ...