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Tar
Sands Video / Discussion, April 15/08mmmmmmm
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| SOLUTIONS– sentence form | SOLUTIONS - Point form |
| Forego
development to decrease environmental degradation if necessary. Develop
alternative energy. We have to look after our changing planet - we owe
something. Reduce consumption. Investigate how to use less oil with
minimum adverse effects. Change the Canadian Constitution to protect
resources. Push for oil taxation and regulation. Money for cleanup of environmental degradation can be gotten from federal royalties on tarsand oil or carbon tax. Observe health problems suffered by oil rig workers doing 12-hr shifts & prevent them from being repeated. Strive for balance and control of expansion. Express your own convictions and concerns. Keep planting the seed in apathetic minds til they get it. Acknowledge and deal with shock and confusion. Read, and give evidence. First see the problem, then do something: write an info article or send an e-mail. Contribute effort where you are. Network - get neighbours excited by speaking; emails are also good. People have to demand control. Acquire knowledge to gain power. Do your own research & distinguish myth from fact. Get info on politician's tricks for empowerment & learn to counter things that disempower you. Put public pressure on politicians. We need political will. Nationalize resources. We have to do something about corporate control of spineless politicians. We have to reform the Corporations Act re corporations haveing the same rights as individuals* *ADDED NOTE * In 1886, The Supreme Court ruled in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad that a private corporation was a natural person under the U.S. Constitution, sheltered by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas was to write, 60 years later: "There was no history, logic, or reason given to support that view." The Supreme Court thus effectively sabotaged blossoming social protest movements against incorporated wealth. The U.S. Constitution makes no mention of corporations. |
Nationalize
resources forego development to decrease environmental degradation if necessary alternative energy look after a changing planet- we owe something political will do something about corporate control of spineless politicians express your own convictions and concerns put public pressure on politicians get info on politician's tricks for empowerment & to counter shock and confusion knowledge is power do own research & distinguish myth from fact observe health problems from oil rig work & not repeat it; 12- hr. shifts keep planting seed in apathetic minds til they get it read, give evidence oil taxation, regulation balance, control of expansion reform Corporations Act re Corp Rights of individual* reduce consumption people to demand control see problem, do something - write info article - email- Constitution to protect resources federal royalties on tarsand oil or carbon tax - for cleanup investigate how to use less oil with minimum adversity contribute effort where you are network - get neighbours excited by speaking; emails good |
| CONCERNS – sentence form | CONCERNS - Point form |
| A ridiculous
situation deserves ridicule. There can be problems in the details when applying solutions, or there can be unintended consequences of such solutions. For example, the carbon tax will have the effect of not only increasing the price of gas for cars, but also the price of heating oil for homes. It is far-reaching. Nationalization does not always work in favour of the people. For example in PEMA in Mexico there were financial losses due to nepotism. In Saudi Arabia, Iran and Lybia, there was outright looting by the gov’t. |
ridiculous
situation deserves ridicule details or unintended consequences of solutions carbon tax effects much - cars, heat nationalization not always- PEMA - Mexico efficient-country can be corrupt looting - Saudi, Iran, Lybia nepotism - Mexico |
| CONTEXT – sentence form | CONTEXT - Point form |
| As long as
resources are private, people dont get profit, regardless of whether
resources are extracted by Canadians or companies outside of Canada.
Chavez survived threats after privatizing oil in Venezuela. 90% of the oil in the world is nationalized. Unfortunately, the Canadian govt is controlled by corporations. Iraq had free secular health care, more equity for women & education from oil profits. Read & watch for opinion. Changes have to be acknowledged. Corporations will steal if they can't buy. Ralph Klein agreed years ago to give away Alberta. Corps have right of "persons".* Situations will worsen before improving. People care about money almost exclusively and are focused on themselves and personal amusements. A video gets the message through. We need to monitor our own states of mind. Do we have greed for our oil? Are we building resentment? Are we being negative? Resources in Canada are our custodial concern . Development damages the environment. A bad thing about the video we saw is that it employs ridicule; a good thing about it is that it counters its negative emotional impact by bringing out interactive responses. Oil sands project inflicts internal damage. We play role in allowing corporations to make money. The corporations externalize the costs of dealing with the damage - taxpayers pay for cleanup – while internalizing profits. This is a senseless political situation. The video gave new info. The system biased towards people at the top economically. We are experiencing the ostrich syndrome during planetary changes. We've allowed power to go where it shouldn’t. We are suffering shocks. We're going to hit the wall. But we will learn what we need essentially to make us happy. The Alberta boom is ending; and moving to Saskatewan, which has oil not trapped in sand. The NAFTA highway seems headed towards Sask. The company that Wiebe, in the video, works for is GWEST. Ontario potential wind power = proposed nuclear power. Oil is the cheapest energy source. We should ask what it is used for and what price. People are distraught and unhappy. Oil production needs fresh water. The U.S. has ruined nearly all its water & Canada is doing the same. Lindsay William's says US has enough oil in its North. The ar in Iraq was about keeping Iraq's oil unsold and raising prices - the invasion worked! Jerome Corsi - Black Gold stranglehold |
If private,
people dont get profit, in or out of Canada. Chavez vs. threats Canadian govt = corporations read & watch for opinion 90% world oil nationalized changes - acknowledge Corporations will steal if they can't buy. Corps have right of "persons".* Ralph Klein agreed years ago to give away Alberta. Will worsen before improving people care about $$ only + hockey; themselves video gets message through greed for our oil? Resentment? Negative? resources in Canada custodial concern Development damages environment video bad - ridicule; good - interactive internal damage we play role in Corps making $ co's externalize damage - taxpayers pay for cleanup senseless political situation video gave new info system biased towards top ostrich syndrome planetary changes we've allowed power to go we're going to hit wall. But will learn what makes happiness Alberta boom ending; now Sask. has less/unsandy oil NAFTA highway towards Sask Co. Wiebe works for: GWEST oil is cheapest energy source use for what? price? people are distraught, unhappy shocks oil production needs fresh water Iraq had free secular health care & education from oil $$ Ontario potential wind power = proposed nuclear U.S. has ruined nearly all its water & Canada doing same Lindsay William's says US has enough oil in North war in Iraq was about keeping Iraq's oil unsold + raise prices - the invasion worked! Jerome Corsi - Black Gold stranglehold |
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