US Urges Fivefold Expansion In Alberta Oilsands Production

"Streamlining" Canada's environmental regulations can only mean "lowering the standards" in this case.

And this for the benefit of energy hungry US warmongers?

Come on, Canada! Show your guts, independence and sovereignty against potential oppressors.

Given that due to the "free trade" agreement Canada cannot sell it at more than domestic price and therefore has to "give" it away to a foriegn nation why would the U.S. not eye OUR resources. When the price goes down the OPEC nations cut the supply to "regulate" the price, seems like Canada is just along for the ride whichever way you slice it. Hmmm, wonder if that new transportation corridor planned from Canada to Mexico has a pipeline built in?

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When you are up to your ass in alligators it is difficult to remember that the initial objective was to drain the swamp

Ol' Massah says "Pump dat oil!"

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And what with the "sudden" interest in nuc-u-lar reactors to take the place of natural gas, nuc-u-lar will become the new green, as it cuts down significantly on CO2 emission. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised that this is the way the Cons will "earn" themselves some credits in green house gas emissions...........<br />
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And who wants to bet we the tax payer will give the oil companies some very generous allowances to build a nuc-u-lar plant?<br />
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And the fish will keep dying, the natives will acquire quite exotic cancers, their children will be born disabled for life, and Calgary will dance on their skulls........<p>---<br>"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." <br />
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It’s this kind of crap that infuriates me to no end. There isn’t much one can say to these sociopath/psychopathic personalities and groups except, get treatment or commit suicide! You can’t work or reason with these types. (Apply this rant to any number of recent and not so recent stories.)

The tar sands are a great example of how some alleged Canadians will do more for another country, the USA, then they will for our own citizens. It’s pathetic.

"Paul Michael Weaby, a Washington insider and an expert on the geo-strategic aspect of the oil industry, said Bush is counting on Canada to help wean the United States off Middle Eastern oil — a goal now defined as a national security objective."

Oh really?

Here's an idea, Einstein: USE LESS!!!

As opposed your current idea, which is USELESS.

The US has huge reserves of coal, why not crack that into petroleum and leave Canadian strategic resources alone?

Oh yeah, I forgot, your lot are ethically challenged and lazy as hell.

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"and the knowledge they fear is a weapon to be used against them"

"The Weapon" - Rush

Further to your comments Deacon:

Isn't it odd that we, the holders of this much wanted commodity, are having policy more or less dictated to us by the buyer? This is so obvious that I almost feel silly stating it, but since it is our resource shouldn't we manage it and dictate policy to the buyer. But we gave away our leverage in the NAFTA agreement and we would have to get our own house in order. (i.e. Set environmental standards, caps for industry, etc.)

Instead we guarantee the misuse of this resource. And by the way it won’t wean the US off foreign oil. They consume too much and their consumption is rising. Many in the US and here in Canada are in for a very rude awaking over the next few years. Not to mention, who gives a rat’s ass about this US administration’s so called national security objectives. As many who frequent this website know, the US administration is a large criminal organization.

Maybe this is the problem: <p><i>"Isn't it odd that we, the holders of this much wanted commodity..."</i></p> in that WE do not actually OWN this resource. Evidently, just because it HAPPENS to be FOUND in our sovereign territory, we somehow think it is ours. Silly us!<p>---<br>"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." <br />
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And by the way it won’t wean the US off foreign oil.<<

We are a foreign country but I do get the point. We are just another contributer and the OPEC countries will still hold the Americans over a barrel. The differance being that Canada will cater to the USA and OPEC will cater to their greed..

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Expect little from life and get more from it.

I live in an area of BC where prices at the pumps are the highest in the province. BC pays the highest prices in North America. In other words, people in my area pay the highest prices in North America. Something just dosen't sit right here.

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Expect little from life and get more from it.

Bud, I empathize. Out my window near Edmonton, I see the Iron Donkey pumping away, sending 'Alberta Tea' to the refinery north of Edmonton. Yet our prices at the pump are nearly 15 cents a litre higher than Ontairo.


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"I think it's important to always carry enough technology to restart civilization, should it be necessary." Mark Tilden

Are you guys questioning the Holy Grail of "free enterprise"?

One of the Vancouver TV stations asked oil co reps why the prices are the highest. The reply was "for competitive reasons"

Way back, I was doing some sign work for the Chevron refinery in Burnaby and as I was delivering the signs, there were several tankers from various companies, like Shell, BP, lining up to be filled.

The next time I was at Shell, I asked the local PR guy, why theyre advertising "platformate", or whatever gimmick they were pushing at the time, when the gas comnes from Chevron? He said, as they had no local Shell refinery, they were having local refineries producing gas to Shell standards. Sure thing: Between a line of tanker trucks.

I may have written about this before: In 1982, we had a gas price war in Williams Lake, with prices down to a few cents per litre. I was still buying farm gas by the barrel and was in town to fill one up, when I found that the wholesale farm gas prices were several times higher, than at the gas stations.

As I was talking to the lady at the counter, I could hear somebody talking on the phone behind the closed door of the office. The owner of the agency came out with a big smile and said: "The agents of the companies just had a conference and agreed to stop the gas war at 12."

It was about 20 to, so I jumped into my truck and drove to the nearest station I had card for and just managed to get onto the ramp, behind a long line, with 2 cars behind me, when a kid came out and barricaded the entrance. At exactly 12 they changed the price for everybody not on the ramp.

So did all the other stations on my way home.

So much for free competitition.

Ed Deak.

Yet our prices at the pump are nearly 15 cents a litre higher than Ontario.<<

Alberta is suppose to be tax free. There is no way Albertans should be paying what you do. With all the tax'x BC (and other provinces) stick on gas, the differance should be considerable. BC added even more tax's for highway improvement (Sea to Sky for the olympics) just before the latest increase. Vancouver is paying two LRT taxs and we have provincal tax's as well. Your home heating (natural gas) is unreal and yet they burned it off as a waste product.

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