tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27063519.post3072668166742424524..comments2023-08-25T06:16:52.293-06:00Comments on Syncrodox Sez: Why do They Let Idiots on Airplanes?syncrodoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12473390802320989815noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27063519.post-27971444228989937062008-11-03T09:21:00.000-07:002008-11-03T09:21:00.000-07:00TeresaThe oilsands (bitumen) and other Canadian oi...Teresa<BR/><BR/>The oilsands (bitumen) and other Canadian oilfields (large scale development of conventional reserves in Saskatchewan and B.C.) now account for 15% of America's oil imports. <BR/><BR/>This accounts for the single largest supplier to America.<BR/><BR/>America's top 15 importers here:<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/7ldt<BR/><BR/>You are right that most Americans assume Saudi is their main importer. <BR/><BR/>In the light of this knowledge it sure doesn't make sense for Barry to be yapping about opening NAFTA to save jobs in the rust belt.<BR/><BR/>We wear the pants when it comes to energy resources and our manufacturing sector is hurting just as bad as yours. We aren't the enemy and Barry better consider that.<BR/><BR/>Syncrosyncrodoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12473390802320989815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27063519.post-53853609589010743692008-11-02T15:25:00.000-07:002008-11-02T15:25:00.000-07:00Misrepresentation of facts seems to be a common th...Misrepresentation of facts seems to be a common thread these days. I had heard the oilsands produced about half of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions, so I'm surprised by the 5%. I remember telling my sister that Canada has well over 80% of the world's bitumen (spelling?) which has resulted in Canada becoming our largest supplier of oil. She said "WHAT..No way...our oil comes from Saudi." I think most of my fellow Americans are ignorant about Alberta's oil sands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27063519.post-21888706096906762582008-11-02T12:59:00.000-07:002008-11-02T12:59:00.000-07:00TeresaI grew up in Fort Mc Murray so of course we ...Teresa<BR/><BR/>I grew up in Fort Mc Murray so of course we were schooled in the history of the area. The kids from Peter Pond Jr. High were our arch rivals (St. Johns Jr. High) until we all graduated to the Comp. The only high school in town at the time.<BR/><BR/>As kids we swam in the rivers and some time in the shop with a varsol soaked rag was in order after every swim to remove the numerous oilspots. <BR/><BR/>Pompous asses like Maude Barlow who demonize the area and the industry without any knowledge of the conditions on the ground is getting tiring.<BR/><BR/>Gross exaggerations like the oilsands produce 66% of Canada's GHG emissions (the actual number is 5%) or misrepresentations of the facts like the claim that the oilsands covers an area the size of Florida. While this is roughly correct (oilsands deposits straddle the Sask. Alta. border for about 300 miles with the largest portion laying undeveloped in Sask.) what is not told is that the mining of this resource is occurring in a 50 square mile area of northern Alberta.<BR/><BR/>I agree that Maude and the UN deserve each other but I don't think we deserve either of them.<BR/><BR/>Syncrosyncrodoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12473390802320989815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27063519.post-42098481857741965692008-11-01T22:10:00.000-06:002008-11-01T22:10:00.000-06:00Wow, do you ever read or hear something that immed...Wow, do you ever read or hear something that immediately takes you back to an earlier time? I haven't heard or read the words Peter Pond since I was a young one in school. <BR/>I did just read about Maude's appointment as the UN's water advisor or whatever the heck her title is. I think Maude and the UN deserve each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com