Good luck ever getting Alberta to chill out on anything oil and gas related. I’ve only lived in the province since 2017 and I’ve already given up hope that even the most sensible people are capable of seeing climate change for what it is, and not just as a dirty trick by the Liberals in Ontario.
The issue is how deep people’s roots are in the industry. It’s been the lifeblood of the province for decades, and generations of people now have worked in the industry and lived exceptionally well because of the industry, even with no formal education. Oil and gas is cemented as both an ally and a way of life for most Albertans.
It reminds me of Appalachia and the coal industry, though the key difference there being that Appalachians earn a fucking pittance and Albertans are living in 500k houses with F350s and very little to worry about, so long as the industry doesn’t take a hit. So now imagine trying to convince these people that the tar sands have to go.
Good luck ever getting Alberta to chill out on anything oil and gas related. I’ve only lived in the province since 2017 and I’ve already given up hope that even the most sensible people are capable of seeing climate change for what it is, and not just as a dirty trick by the Liberals in Ontario.
The issue is how deep people’s roots are in the industry. It’s been the lifeblood of the province for decades, and generations of people now have worked in the industry and lived exceptionally well because of the industry, even with no formal education. Oil and gas is cemented as both an ally and a way of life for most Albertans.
It reminds me of Appalachia and the coal industry, though the key difference there being that Appalachians earn a fucking pittance and Albertans are living in 500k houses with F350s and very little to worry about, so long as the industry doesn’t take a hit. So now imagine trying to convince these people that the tar sands have to go.
That’s why there need to be carbon (import) taxes.
Selling oil and gas should be less profitable. Selling manufactured products built using old and gas should be less profitable.