Source: What if Canada had backed wind energy instead of the oil sands? | World news | The Guardian . . . explaining Canada's decision to nationalise the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5bn, Bill Morneau went hard on the economic argument. “Make no mistake,” the finance minister said. “This is an investment in Canada’s future.” In fact, since 1999, more than $200bn has been invested into the Alberta oil sands for that future. But what if that cash had gone into wind energy instead? Bob Wilson
Far down any list of 'thens' following that 'what if?' Alberta tar-sand boilers fund quite a bit of ecological research. Some aimed at unaltered areas and with interesting results. I only know about that by knowing some folks involved. A strong argument could be made that such things do not ameliorate entire activity. But there is value in developing applied ecology cleanup strategies. They are likely to prove useful wherever goo is extracted in cold climates.
