tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post2563512310811995122..comments2023-06-30T14:35:38.366+01:00Comments on Burrowers, Books & Balderdash: Topical Tuesday Tackles the TarsandsHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-41549478906718361782012-01-12T01:17:06.185+00:002012-01-12T01:17:06.185+00:00Jan, I think you know me and my attitude on most o...Jan, I think you know me and my attitude on most of this. I am an environmentalist at my very CORE. I hope your courts up there are still rational thinking entities, as your neighbors to the south seem to find more and more that ours have been bought and paid for and they no longer do what's right.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-83872561584215947432012-01-10T16:55:10.332+00:002012-01-10T16:55:10.332+00:00Interesting to see a Canadian's view on this. ...Interesting to see a Canadian's view on this. I work for BigOil, and my company is heavily involved in tar sands in Alberta. I only work on marine exploration myself, so I've never been in the tar-sand projects, but I know many people who are. There are plenty of people in my company who don't like the tar sand production, but our general company-attitude is as follows: If the Canadian democracy has decided that they will exploit the tar-sand resources, we're willing to help (provided we make a lot of money on it of course; like Frank Zappa said: We're in it only for the money). The main problem with the tar sands is the marginal energy budget (you need to spend 9 barrels of oil to produce 10 barrels), and the environmental issues. We (more precisely; my company) claim that we're able to produce the tar sands more efficient and cleaner than anyone else. We'll probably continue until the Canadian people (i.e. the elected politicians) kick us out. <br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Cold As Heaven</a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.com