tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post2717153361792160898..comments2024-03-28T00:01:34.598-07:00Comments on The Galloping Beaver: Keep those "radicals" out of CanadaDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03203592149876300192noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-28849098301655853172012-01-20T17:44:09.897-08:002012-01-20T17:44:09.897-08:00Sorry I know you will disagree with me on this and...Sorry I know you will disagree with me on this and fair enough but my livelihood and that of my union brothers rely on a healthy energy sector here. I know there will be people against the pipeline no matter what and fair enough. I totally respect their views. At the end of the day I have to look out for what's mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-59508198636709128512012-01-19T06:14:23.454-08:002012-01-19T06:14:23.454-08:00WWU: I don't think anyone suggested that you w...WWU: I don't think anyone suggested that you were directly involved in the extraction of asphalt. <br /><br />So, how much employment has been lost in the manufacturing sector as a result of the shift of Canada's focus on petro-extraction and the loss of competitive advantage due to an increased dollar?<br /><br />How many good Canadian jobs do you think will be created as a result of Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203592149876300192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-21898720462039914312012-01-19T03:53:50.804-08:002012-01-19T03:53:50.804-08:00"vibrant energy sector", "bitumen c..."vibrant energy sector", "bitumen condensation and extraction" I suppose you can call it according to whatever your ideological shade may be. At the end of the day a job is a job to me. I'm not sure why people automatically assume my job is directly related to extraction. I have nothing to do with digging the stuff out of the ground. Most employment here comes from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-91106589661493453242012-01-18T23:42:26.318-08:002012-01-18T23:42:26.318-08:00Also WWU, there's the distinct possibility of ...Also WWU, there's the distinct possibility of Enbridge playing silly-buggers with the input-output model they used to come up with their job numbers. Marc Lee at the PEF (reposted at Rabble) is attempting to unpack it: <br />http://tinyurl.com/82rm3pt<br /><br />I've said before you can't trust the employment figures without looking at the fine print. <br /><br />Your "good unionBorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952672409601421466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-48410487414178793772012-01-18T22:35:55.189-08:002012-01-18T22:35:55.189-08:00vibrant energy sector
By which you mean bitumen c...<i>vibrant energy sector</i><br /><br />By which you mean bitumen condensation and extraction. <br /><br />Right?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203592149876300192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-73046993429272606332012-01-18T19:48:22.044-08:002012-01-18T19:48:22.044-08:00Current energy sector jobs are net economic losses...Current energy sector jobs are net economic losses due to the whole global warming thing.<br /><br />All the money that's gone into oil wars, pipeline infrastructure, or even just the tar sands, would go a long way to making things better, rather than worse, if it were spent on non-fossil-carbon energy infrastructure.Graydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374676813519438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-47534341385751931642012-01-18T17:38:54.827-08:002012-01-18T17:38:54.827-08:00No, because lots of union jobs here are dependent ...No, because lots of union jobs here are dependent on a vibrant energy sector.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-87378227571663843202012-01-18T17:37:30.408-08:002012-01-18T17:37:30.408-08:00There is a company in Vancouver, who is going to w...There is a company in Vancouver, who is going to work with Vanadium. This is used to strengthen steel. This material has excellent renewable energy storage. <br /><br />China has a lot of vanadium. They intend to use this for themselves, their air is getting too poisonous. Other country's are complaining of China's pollution drifting into their country's. Perhaps that's why Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-61917314219851816642012-01-18T15:39:19.171-08:002012-01-18T15:39:19.171-08:00Because pipeline companies create lots of union jo...Because pipeline companies create lots of union jobs?<br /><br />Read this:<br />http://www.desmogblog.com/cornell-report-busts-myth-keystone-xl-job-creationDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203592149876300192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-46515360595182388492012-01-18T15:17:51.659-08:002012-01-18T15:17:51.659-08:00Thanks environmentalists for threatening good unio...Thanks environmentalists for threatening good union jobs here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18665728.post-75292085278811437102012-01-18T11:02:35.437-08:002012-01-18T11:02:35.437-08:00And honestly, I don’t know if the pipeline is a go...<i>And honestly, I don’t know if the pipeline is a good idea or a bad idea. But the good news is I no longer have to look at both sides. None of us do. No, because dad has made it perfectly clear, there’s only one side to this issue. And anyone who thinks otherwise is an enemy to Canada. I’ve got to say this is way better than the old days when we had the burden of being informed citizens on our Rev.Paperboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561796588927776371noreply@blogger.com