tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post4388096962671077794..comments2023-10-01T06:34:39.919-06:00Comments on Random Musings of a Tormented Mind: Alberta TourismKGouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-21186318244767245002010-07-19T08:56:48.067-06:002010-07-19T08:56:48.067-06:00Kez.. while it drives me crazy, the reality is th...Kez.. while it drives me crazy, the reality is that in the big picture, I don't see any dramatic change to our economy because of these "environuts".<br /><br />The U.S. is an energy junky. There is no possible way that they are going to wean themselves from oil anytime soon.<br /><br />So.<br /><br />Energy will continue to be bought, the world market gives them no choice at all. If the U.S. doesn't want it (fat chance) we'll sell it to China.<br /><br />Beyond that - the beauty of Alberta is world-renouned, and the wonder of capitalism is how in the big picture, people will still come to Alberta.. keeping in mind that the granola munchers are hardly the "big ticket tourists" that make our economy run.<br /><br />Certainly, there are stresses in our economy, but I think ads by fringe environmental groups aren't the culprit at all. More like brutally low NatGas prices, and the continued hang-over of the economic melt-down.Robert G. Harvie, Q.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10414822301931567654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-75092681605943043262010-07-19T06:39:11.256-06:002010-07-19T06:39:11.256-06:00Oh I know! My ex used to work at a surface mine in...Oh I know! My ex used to work at a surface mine in southeastern BC and they caught flack all the time. But when one mine laid off half it's workers, it devastated the area (just like other towns in BC have suffered with mine closures - Tumbler Ridge comes to mind)... but that was a financial issue. What if all the mines were closed due to this CO2 emissions stuff and environmenal issues? Yikes that is a LOT of people where pretty much the only job for a whole town is centered around the mines. I can think of 7 towns off the top of my head that would literally die out. That's pretty serious business!KGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-87763985848041487172010-07-19T01:42:46.394-06:002010-07-19T01:42:46.394-06:00Hang in there Albertans! B.C. is also threatened ...Hang in there Albertans! B.C. is also threatened with "greenies" objecting to a planned super port to ship oil from Alberta to China from the B.C. coast. This also threatens thousands of jobs in B.C. as well. Not that I would have voted for Ignatieff anyway, but his position of not allowing the superport, if elected, has just about sealed his fate here in B.C. as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-28381515463104197562010-07-17T00:00:55.547-06:002010-07-17T00:00:55.547-06:00With luck these fruit loop environmentalists will ...With luck these fruit loop environmentalists will push hard enough that the people of Alberta will tell them to get stuffed and separate from Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-17477074805032851082010-07-16T08:57:45.293-06:002010-07-16T08:57:45.293-06:00All Canadians should consider a visit to Alberta n...All Canadians should consider a visit to Alberta next summer. <br />My wife and I were going to visit Nova Scotia but I think we'll drive out and visit with my sisters in Camrose and Edmonton instead.<br />We'll visit down east the year after.NeilDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14540312603430027212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-11372520388319622202010-07-16T08:40:17.851-06:002010-07-16T08:40:17.851-06:00The Liberal media spends a great deal of time givi...The Liberal media spends a great deal of time giving free publicity to report one side of the story. If a small group make a media buy of a few billboards, launch a video on the internet why does the CBC, CTV provide free airing of the video? Who is behind the funding of these groups? Are they competing energy companies or states looking to secure our resources at a better price? Are these activists on the payroll from the Green Energy lobby?CanadianSensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010880162544507668noreply@blogger.com