Big oil is calling the shots
Re: Questioning U.S. ‘environmentalists’ (BC Views, NewsLeader, Jan. 25)
Tom Fletcher’s comments are not new. They echo Harper’s Conservative spin doctors, all bought and paid for with Enbridge’s Ethical Oil money. No longer do they think about what is good for the planet, the country or families. Now, it’s all about investing in Big Oil.
I hear you say “The oil industry promises jobs.” Job creation is a myth. A recent article revealed that more jobs are lost, not gained, in the oil industry. Also, the jobs are temporary, because oil is a non-renewable resource. The First Nations ways of life will be destroyed. Entire communities will go without life-giving fish, game and wildlife once Big Oil rapes and pollutes the land. A good example of a community that lost its way of life is Attawapiskat, ON, where these First Nations came to poverty rather than prosperity when the nearby diamond mines destroyed the community’s natural way of life.
Climate change is real, but Big Oil won’t admit that, or else, ethically they would have to walk away from the oil business. Climate change is a global issue. As a result of Big Oil and Harper’s Conservatives’ lack of conscience in this regard, I’m glad to see that some wealthy people of influence have found their voices to speak up on behalf of the environment and say no. It is the only truly ethical action to take.
E. Harrison, Burnaby
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