Alberta’s oilsands create ‘big carbon footprint,’ Obama says

canada.com ^ | February 17, 2009 | Jason Fekete

[Tailgunner Joe]

Suzuki says premier unfit to lead Alberta - February 27, 2007 - One of Canada's top climate change crusaders blasted Ed Stelmach on Friday, saying the Alberta premier's reluctance to curb greenhouse gas emissions makes him unworthy of leading the petro-powered province. During a trip to Calgary, David Suzuki said Alberta needs to put the brakes on unlimited oilsands development until industry finds a more efficient way of extracting the fossil fuel.

"If your premier thinks he's worried about the future -- and he doesn't realize not doing anything about greenhouse gases is going to wreck the economy -- then he doesn't deserve to be a leader," Suzuki said. He was responding to Stelmach's comments Thursday that Alberta's economic growth won't be sacrificed to meet environmental targets of the Kyoto accord.

"Look, you think you need the tarsands to go gung-ho. Albertans have always had the highest standard of living of any province in the country. What the hell do you need all this unlimited expansion, for God's sake? That's crazy," Suzuki told reporters Friday.

"We haven't even begun to apply the brain power to exploit the tarsands the proper way."

Suzuki, invited to accept $835 for his foundation collected by students at Altadore Elementary School, also lashed out at Prime Minister Stephen Harper, saying he doesn't believe "there's a green bone in Harper's body."

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

I keep hoping I’m going to wake up from this nightmare and find Duncan Hunter as president and say think “Thank God, it was only a dream”.

[Piquaboy]

He is going to bring this country down so that it looks like one of those third world countries.

[A. Morgan]

Oh stop, the Obama nightmare has barely started!

[grellis]

What the hell kind of carbon footprint results from an absolutely pointless airflight to Denver? They don't have pens in DC???

[neodad]

Did they accept TARP money? Does he own them too?

[chuck_the_tv_out]

more gloBULLmisinforming.

[dirtboy]

"What we know is that oilsands creates a big carbon footprint. So the dilemma that Canada faces, the United States faces, and China and the entire world faces is, how do we obtain the energy that we need to grow our economies in a way that is not rapidly accelerating climate change?" Obama told CBC News on Tuesday.

Says the man who flew Air Force One all the way to Denver to sign a bill created in DC.

[GSWarrior]

We have to do something right now!

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[Eric in the Ozarks]

CO2 is not a pollutant.

[Avid Coug]

Please, Canada, don’t listen to our village idiot.

[Dallas59]

What a bastard to think he thinks we are fools.

[EagleUSA]

What the liberal voters have brought upon America is becoming very clear.

[Paladin2]

0be needs to park AF1&2&3. He could start with Pelosi.

[Corporate Law]

Suzuki's noted hypocrisy (private planes and carbon belching house) makes Al Gore look like a penitent monk.

Fortunately for all, the people of Alberta appear to more than able and willing to tell Obama (and anyone else for that matter) to stick it where the sun does not shine.

[max americana]

As a former Canuck, Alberta won’t listen to him.

And don’t take Suzuki’s rantings as science. He’s the algore of Canada. Most of his “science’ are junk science at best..feel good science for the libs. Just because he has a show on CBC took his arrogance to a new level.

[the_devils_advocate_666]

I would think Canada would be a country that would benefit greatly from global warming.

[colorado tanker]

The One thinks he can tell Canada want to do? Is this guy some kind of megalomaniac in the making?

[Travis T. OJustice]

Says the man who flew Air Force One all the way to Denver to sign a bill created in DC.

By way of a weekend stop in Chicago.