Re: Banner Week for Environmentalists, Dec. 11, 2010.
In the Dec. 11 Citizen, there is a letter by Hilary Crowley, who writes of how delighted she is about the motion passed in Parliament to outlaw tanker traffic with crude oil out of Kitimat, a move that would stop the proposed Enbridge pipeline project, which if built, would cross numerous streams and rivers.
She calls it a momentous decision that would slow down the despicable tar sands development. However, to me it is not the tar sands development that is despicable, as these sands are being cleaned of their gooey oil in a way that is environmentally benign, by big oil companies.
What is despicable is that members of Parliament from Toronto, Quebec and other points east have joined together to pass a motion with the aim of stopping a legitimate industrial project in Western Canada, which is presently in a review process.
Perhaps people in Eastern Canada, especially Torontonians with their millions of cars, eight lane highways, living in this country's biggest clear cut, should be concerned about their own carbon footprint.
As for tanker traffic into Kitimat, there is no reason to believe the B.C. coastline would be endangered with proper regulations and modern technology.
As for the pipeline crossing many rivers and streams why would that not be done safely?
Perhaps when Crowley, and all the other noisy anti-job, and development crowd, have succeeded in stopping the Enbridge project they will start a campaign to have this other pipeline filled with cement so we can all feel good, not having the evil oil flowing to the south past our doors.
Svend Serup
Prince George
