‘Avatar’ director James Cameron stands beside First Nations leaders to condemn Alberta oil sands, page 1

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Topic started on 2-11-2010 @ 12:06 AM by Skid Mark

‘Avatar’ director James Cameron stands beside First Nations leaders to condemn Alberta oil sands

This story is related to this thread that I wrote earlier. James Cameron toured the Alberta oil sands and joined with First Nations leaders there to ask the Canadian government to stop the area from being developed.

edit on 2-11-2010 by Skid Mark because: correction

reply posted on 2-11-2010 @ 12:22 AM by Blackmarketeer

It's a little late now, the place already looks like the far side of the moon. I've visited it as part of an A&E firm developing some of their refineries. Even when it was in it's natural state it was a mess. There's been a great deal of development in terms of pipelines and refineries, including development of towns to accommodate personnel (Fort McMurray). By now the damage is done, the waterway's have been so contaminated with runoff, about the only saving grace as far as Humans are concerned is that the site is too remote to impact us, just those hapless fools working there (and making serious $$ too, from what I've heard).

reply posted on 2-11-2010 @ 12:49 AM by Faiol

amazing these famous people ... its all about personal marketing

if they really cared about this world, they would do something, instead of these PR moves

if anything, it proves the ignorance of these people

well, thats my perspective

edit on 2/11/10 by Faiol because: (no reason given)

reply posted on 2-11-2010 @ 01:06 AM by Skid Mark

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I'm really sorry to hear that. I thought the oil companies would get their way.

reply posted on 2-11-2010 @ 01:07 AM by Skid Mark

Originally posted by Faiol
amazing these famous people ... its all about personal marketing

if they really cared about this world, they would do something, instead of these PR moves

if anything, it proves the ignorance of these people

well, thats my perspective
edit on 2/11/10 by Faiol because: (no reason given)

Actually, I believe that by being there, he's helping to call attention to what's going on. That's a start.

reply posted on 2-11-2010 @ 01:19 AM by gandhi

Good. And I hope that sell out of a Prime Minister we have actually dose something.

reply posted on 2-11-2010 @ 11:20 AM by snowspirit

Unless the people we export our gas and oil to figure out another energy/fuel source, production isn't going to slow down. I haven't been down to south Saskatchewan, but there is a lot of gas and oil production going on there too. Not sure what the method is though.

Everyone is talking about alternative "green" sources, but yet the need for gas and oil is up. Plastics is also a huge culprit here. Have you noticed in the grocery stores, things that used to be in glass jars are now in plastic? Almost everything, and this is also an unhealthier way of packaging, some plastics leach harmful substances into the food, which we then eat.

www.eia.doe.gov...
atlas.nrcan.gc.ca...

Right now they're also ramping up the fracking for gas. It's expected to really get going over the next couple of years.

money.canoe.ca...

In Alberta, shale-gas drilling is also still in the early stages. Unlike in Quebec, however, Alberta is a province with a well-established energy sector that already has the framework in place to regulate hydraulic fracking and drilling for shale gas.

If anyone gets it together enough to figure out how to make nuclear energy safer, we also have lots of high quality uranium up north.

reply posted on 2-11-2010 @ 12:16 PM by Skid Mark

I forgot to add the link for the article. Major face palm here. I can't edit to add it so I'm putting it here, if you're interested. Missing link for story.

reply posted on 2-11-2010 @ 12:48 PM by Skid Mark

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Mining uranium isn't all that safe, either. There have been high rates of cancer and other problems because of it.

YouTube Link

reply posted on 2-11-2010 @ 01:22 PM by snowspirit

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www.appropedia.org...

Yeah, you're right. Radon poisoning.
I wish they ( TPTB) would invest more research and development into solar, geothermal, wind, biofuels, and whatever other types of safe energy and fuels that are out there. Unfortunately, they will exhaust all the dangerous things first, like the fracking going on with the shale gas. That's putting water and people's health at risk right now. I'm thinking it might prove to be even worse than the oil sands. I hate to think of how much damage they are going to do to the environment, both air quality and water, and people's health before they look at safe alternatives.

reply posted on 2-11-2010 @ 01:29 PM by intrepid

Originally posted by gandhi
Good. And I hope that sell out of a Prime Minister we have actually dose something.

Not likely:

"Canada's performance here in Copenhagen builds on two years of delay, obstruction and total inaction. This government thinks there's a choice between environment and economy, and for them, tar sands beats climate every time. Canada's emissions are headed nowhere but up. For all this and more, we name Canada the Colossal Fossil," Wikler said.

tcktcktck.org...

Embarrassing.

reply posted on 2-11-2010 @ 02:29 PM by Skid Mark