The tar sands are not bad as such. Greed, corruption and incompetence of the Conservative Party which is ruling the Canadian Government is at fault. While natural resources are important to all of us for everything from electricity, to clay to metals to event to fuel for transportation, we cannot allow a single industry to control our lives. Under its current leadership, Canada is becoming a rogue state. Failing to ratify global agreements, insulting the UN by withdrawing from conventions and muzzling scientific research, there are no signs that the arrogance is going to stop.
Industry could develop and research improved extraction technology, but costs get in the way. The Keystone XL pipeline, or other pipelines which are several thousands of kilometres long do not make sense from an ecological perspective.
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