http://greenoilbook.com/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:19:01 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://greenoilbook.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16#josc6 Nobody seems to get it about the oil sands. I hope that Mr Das's and Mr. Doer's faimilies fail to cope with the future that they refuse to open their eyes to other than what is for the economy and their own selfish views. Now that would be justice. nbeerman Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:26:03 +0100 http://greenoilbook.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16#josc8 Doer may have it right for Alberta's current interest and past interest, but the reality is that high carbon oil is going to face increasing opposition and will simply be passed over as the rest of the world finds alternative energy. We would be smart to look at what California is doing and what European countries are doing. Alberta's oil is high carbon in the production that comes from the oilsands, and we'd do well to use it to build the next sources of energy that include wind and solar power. Are we an energy producer or an oil producer? If we're the former let's get moving. If we're the latter, we're in big trouble. We're like the last company that invested heavily in making horse drawn carriages when the automobile was coming in, thinking that there's no possible way the auto could ever replace horses. So, when you meet with Mr. Doer, thank him for taking interest in the oilsands and encourage him to use his influence with the Federal Government and the Government of Alberta to wake up to the new realities and plan for the new economy not yesterday's. Harold Neth Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:12:52 +0100 http://greenoilbook.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16#josc10 Your concerns are what Satya's book, Green Oil, addresses. There is an awareness that as you say, "we're like the last company that invested heavily in making horse drawn carriages" but you can use the return on the oilsands to make investments in clean energy technology, which is what Albertans hope will be done. We are fortunate that we have something in the present we can use to propel us in the future, and unlike California we have not recently faced bankruptcy. Xanthe Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:24:20 +0100