This was my exact idea when I started this research project!! If we put just those dollar$ that are going to oil subsidies instead into alternative energy R&D and promotion, we could really make a dent in our carbon emissions, or at least be on the right path. Does anyone believe that there is not enough profit going to oil and gas companies that they should be subsidized?
Our government is also SPENDING our tax dollar$ (I read somewhere $25 MILLION) on propaganda campaigns that are PRO-OIL/TAR SANDS. If you haven't seen some of these ads, they paint a very pretty, rosy picture of the entire industry and make claims about responsible resource development and environmental standards, remediation, and all the jobs of course, etc. BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
I guess "Responsible Resource Development" requires firing all the scientists (see earlier blog post) and "Streamlining the Review Process", which really means skipping steps that should be taken to protect the environment.
Please go to the link below and very quickly and easily sign the petition to STOP subsidies to BIG OIL and COAL. And to rather invest those dollar$ (1 trillion it claims) into sustainable energy.
G20 - A New Plan to Save the Planet
Please Vote Up/Recommend this postOur government is also SPENDING our tax dollar$ (I read somewhere $25 MILLION) on propaganda campaigns that are PRO-OIL/TAR SANDS. If you haven't seen some of these ads, they paint a very pretty, rosy picture of the entire industry and make claims about responsible resource development and environmental standards, remediation, and all the jobs of course, etc. BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.
I guess "Responsible Resource Development" requires firing all the scientists (see earlier blog post) and "Streamlining the Review Process", which really means skipping steps that should be taken to protect the environment.
Please go to the link below and very quickly and easily sign the petition to STOP subsidies to BIG OIL and COAL. And to rather invest those dollar$ (1 trillion it claims) into sustainable energy.
G20 - A New Plan to Save the Planet
It angers me every time I see one of the ads - Canada's Economic Action Plan. Who are they kidding? I would hope like hell that no one is buying this glitz. But we are all so busy trying to stay ahead or to not fall behind, that maybe we don't give it much thought and unconsciously swallow the non-reality that is portrayed in these ads. It should anger every Canadian that their tax dollar$ are going to these types of campaigns.
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