tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post7730211579950989854..comments2024-03-28T20:13:21.900-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: Best Ever or Worst Possible: The Canadian Oil SandsThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-28808468398871769072014-10-19T19:09:25.012-06:002014-10-19T19:09:25.012-06:00Sigh!
But blessings and Bear hugs, anyhow!Sigh!<br /><br />But blessings and Bear hugs, anyhow!Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-57209246548149137672014-10-19T15:38:02.286-06:002014-10-19T15:38:02.286-06:00The problem, environmentally, is that when all ene...The problem, environmentally, is that when all energy costs are considered, using tar sands as a source of energy is more carbon intensive than using coal.<br /><br />Let's not.Raven Onthillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634556869209594389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-3513440156231199612014-10-17T11:56:17.218-06:002014-10-17T11:56:17.218-06:00Biggest problem is that oil companies get subsidie...Biggest problem is that oil companies get subsidies to produce this oil ($4 billion for the U.S. alone) which in my opinion they don't need. Until that changes to subsidizing renewables nothing will change. And the oil companies themselves have been no saints to human rights. They go where the rules are lax, the population ignorant or controlled by a dictator.<br /><br />As for using less Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-26262469648292959782014-10-17T11:31:01.165-06:002014-10-17T11:31:01.165-06:00Canadians seem to have a problem with value added....Canadians seem to have a problem with value added. We ship logs to Japan and China. They say a Canadian invented the wheel, loaded it on a sledge and hauled it to NY to see if someone would buy it and develop it further.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-52047316729092551302014-10-17T09:50:25.029-06:002014-10-17T09:50:25.029-06:00When crude oil was over $100 a barrel the tar oil ...When crude oil was over $100 a barrel the tar oil sands were attractive for the oil companies. Now with it at around $80 a barrel, not so much. If it continues at these prices or falls even lower, this may be a moot issue.<br /><br />My only bitch with the Canadian tar oil sands is they want to build a pipeline to send the crude to the Gulf Coast for refining. The U.S. gets all the dangers of Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.com