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Politics : The Environmentalist Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Skywatcher who wrote (21658)	5/21/2008 7:50:45 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 36918

a beautiful and pristine area of Alberta. That's in the eye of the beholder. I see the universe as being here to be exploited by mankind. Give me coal sands being dug out any day. Nobody would live in that God-forsaken area by choice.

To: Skywatcher who wrote (21658)	5/21/2008 8:07:21 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 36918

The area is mostly just Moose and muskeg. I would hardly call it a pristine wilderness but even if it was exploitation would not damage it. It will be easy to calculate how much SUNCOR should be compensated it will be in the mega-billions. Maybe Al Gore can chip in a few bucks from his green fund. "In 1991 Tatshenshini International was established, linking together the top 50 conservation organisations in North America. An extremely intensive campaign followed in Canada and in the United States, particularly the U.S. Congress, and eventually the White House, when the active involvement of then Vice-President Al Gore was enlisted. Eventually, then BC Premier Mike Harcourt responded by undertaking a review of the issues surrounding Tatshenshini-Alsek by the Commission on Resources and the Environment (CORE). BC government under Premier Harcourt decided in June 1993 to protect Tatshenshini-Alsek as a Class A park. The owners of the Windy-Craggy mineral claims were given a $103.8 million settlement." en.wikipedia.org

To: Skywatcher who wrote (21658)	5/21/2008 11:56:06 PM
From: mistermj	Respond to of 36918

Eni, Congo Republic sign oil sands deal Mon May 19, 2008 10:57am EDT POINTE NOIRE, Congo, May 19 (Reuters) - Italian oil company Eni SpA (ENI.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) signed an accord with the Republic of Congo on Monday for exploration and development of an oil sands field at Tchikatanga and Tchikatanga-Makola in the African nation. Studies of a 100-square-km section of the field indicate recoverable reserves of between 500 million and 2.5 billion barrels, Eni Chief Executive Paolo Scaroni and Republic of Congo Energy Minister Bruno Itoua said. (Reporting by Giancarlo Navach)