tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post181872467215408604..comments2024-03-29T04:13:44.353-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: Do Tar Sands Have Libel Lawyers?bigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-71210430910450814622012-01-20T10:48:15.604-05:002012-01-20T10:48:15.604-05:00That's what we need in this discussion strateg...That's what we need in this discussion <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_public_participation" rel="nofollow">strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP).</a> <br /><br />But stumbling into the general discussion, there are a few points that mystify me: <br /><br />1. Over half the oil in Canada is imported. Some of it from apparently <a href="http://www.canadians.org/energy/issues/energy_strategy/Canadian_oil.html" rel="nofollow">"unethical" sources.</a> Why are we exporting when we're not even meeting our own demands? And if "ethical" sources are so important, why are we importing our own oil from these "unethical sources?" <br /><br />2. If ethical behaviour is so important -- if we're going to engage on the discussion on this level -- why even consider exporting the stuff to China? Does "ethical oil" stay ethical if we're going to be sending it to a country with well-known human rights abuses? <br /><br />The mind spins.sharonapple88https://www.blogger.com/profile/11149226422042041129noreply@blogger.com