There has been a plan to bring that oil from the far north "overland" since the 70's. The alternative route was to ship it (Exxon Valdese proved that wrong). Just yesterday the Obama administration "Stopped" the overland route yet again. Do we save a turnip farm in Iowa from a pipeline or protect our coastal waters. An oil spill has disastrous effects for 100 years or more. An overland pipeline can recover "any" disturbance in 5 yrs. A nuclear explosion on land would equal one oil spill.
Its saddening to see the discussion here in Canada get reduced to such agonizing stupidity that we begin to seriously jeoprodize the nation's economic performance over some stream, some fish species or a bird..
Environmentalism is a religion. A false, sentimental, dangerous one.
@hecdc SO Is Money. Can't Eat it. Drink it. Can't Repair a Destroyed Environment with it (the Environment which, incidentally- Humans are still intertwined with).
@hecdc I'm originally from 34 miles north of Kitimat. I hunted and fished that area all through my youth. Please, tell me who YOU are, and where YOU'RE from?
I have little use for Green Peace and the Sierra Club.
Selling raw oil to China at bargain basement prices is sheer economic folly, never mind the stupity of a company who's idea of a good recod is well over 100 leaks and counting being in charge of it.
@hecdc Agonizing stupidity? Wouldn't it be agonizingly stupid to destroy thousands of species, our rivers and forests, our planet, our home for a mere financial profit today? If people like you were to make all the decisions there would be no future not only for the wild life of the planet, there would be no future for humans. You advocate setting your own house on fire just because someone paid you for the show. Talk about agonizing stupidity. .
@VanillaCyanide13 Again, the exact sort of exaggerations and alarmism that makes environmentalism so dangerous.
I'll give you a number that I want you to think about:
The natural resources sector in Canada generates profits of an excess of $200 billion annually to our country. You know what that means? A high standard of living and one of the best healthcare and education systems on the planet.
And the Canadian oil industry generates the lion's share of those state revenues.
@hecdc Are you still going to worry about profits when there is no more clean water to drink, no more clean air to breathe? Where will your values be then?
@VanillaCyanide13 Money that gives our people the best social security net one can ask for. Canada is a country of natural resources. We are an energy superpower, the largest oil-supplier in the western hemisphere, the largest uranium source in the world, with the most hydro-electric output.
And thats not even mentioning the excessive amounts of forestry, fresh water and mineral wealth we are blessed with.
Put together, they provide trillions of dollars for many generations.
Hey, someone named 'gilltron' wrote to my email account to complain about my comment. Dude: it was sarcasm. I agree with you 100%. Sorry to have upset you. JR.
Thanks Robert Bateman , it brings the point across.. the wild life and water is too important to allow oil tankers and the possibilities of spill on our British Columbia coastline
B.C. doesn't need an EXXON it... broke my heart to see that painting destroyed, and would destroy my heart o see the coast that way again... and again.... and again...
Thank you my old friend. We all must do whatever it takes to stop this rush to the possible destruction of a way of life for thousands of years. The intricate cycle of salmon, sea life, bears and people will be forever gone. It is a tragedy to large to contemplate.
never in a million years would I have thought we'd even have this debate -- if you can call what this gov't', with its ties to 'ethical oil', has been doing a 'debate'
thanks to Mr. Bateman for making this vid, and dogwoodiniative for posting it
Sorry, gaiagale - could you be more specific? I was addressing Ilenn, who, a couple of years ago, was posting rants all over YouTube about this video. I consider RB admirable, he/she obviously does not. The advantage is that all Ilenn does is rant about unsubstantiated "facts," which essentially discredits all he/she says.
I'm shocked that there are only two comments ...I watched this video on another site and it hurt to see you make black slashes across your canvass ...I can only imagine the incredible pain of having to live through an actual oil spill anywhere near BC waters or on/in the land of BC and ALBERTA ...your canvas and your floor are an easy fix compared to the disaster of a water spill and the horror to a land leak ...the Exxon Valdez spill more than 20 years later is still at issue eco-systemwise
Ranting all over the place I see. As you don't know anything really about RB, perhaps you can document your apparently thorough knowledge of his crimes against nature.
Hacks like you really make the actual bad guys look better, you know?
Where is Bobs dirty oily tar ferry! going back and forth through the rain forest water. Pumping its tar oily bilge water in to the clear blue sea. Where is bobs dirty oily areoplane, pumping its tar oil jet wash into the clear blue sky. Show us boob, post it boob.
oil painting
imamymay 1 month ago
There has been a plan to bring that oil from the far north "overland" since the 70's. The alternative route was to ship it (Exxon Valdese proved that wrong). Just yesterday the Obama administration "Stopped" the overland route yet again. Do we save a turnip farm in Iowa from a pipeline or protect our coastal waters. An oil spill has disastrous effects for 100 years or more. An overland pipeline can recover "any" disturbance in 5 yrs. A nuclear explosion on land would equal one oil spill.
BlazerCDN 1 month ago
You can sign the petition our our website: notankers.ca
dogwoodinitiative 1 month ago
Its saddening to see the discussion here in Canada get reduced to such agonizing stupidity that we begin to seriously jeoprodize the nation's economic performance over some stream, some fish species or a bird..
Environmentalism is a religion. A false, sentimental, dangerous one.
hecdc 1 month ago
@hecdc SO Is Money. Can't Eat it. Drink it. Can't Repair a Destroyed Environment with it (the Environment which, incidentally- Humans are still intertwined with).
hollinal 1 month ago
@hecdc I'm originally from 34 miles north of Kitimat. I hunted and fished that area all through my youth. Please, tell me who YOU are, and where YOU'RE from?
I have little use for Green Peace and the Sierra Club.
Selling raw oil to China at bargain basement prices is sheer economic folly, never mind the stupity of a company who's idea of a good recod is well over 100 leaks and counting being in charge of it.
You must be either a BC Liberal or a Harperite.
blorgensteen 1 month ago
@hecdc Agonizing stupidity? Wouldn't it be agonizingly stupid to destroy thousands of species, our rivers and forests, our planet, our home for a mere financial profit today? If people like you were to make all the decisions there would be no future not only for the wild life of the planet, there would be no future for humans. You advocate setting your own house on fire just because someone paid you for the show. Talk about agonizing stupidity. .
VanillaCyanide13 4 days ago
@VanillaCyanide13 Again, the exact sort of exaggerations and alarmism that makes environmentalism so dangerous.
I'll give you a number that I want you to think about:
The natural resources sector in Canada generates profits of an excess of $200 billion annually to our country. You know what that means? A high standard of living and one of the best healthcare and education systems on the planet.
And the Canadian oil industry generates the lion's share of those state revenues.
hecdc 4 days ago
@hecdc Are you still going to worry about profits when there is no more clean water to drink, no more clean air to breathe? Where will your values be then?
VanillaCyanide13 4 days ago
@VanillaCyanide13 Absolute rubbish, unfounded alarmism, unscientific and blown way out of scales.
The difference between you and Canadian society at large is this:
We support pollution control and sensible environmental regulation.
Your ilk, who display a wierd religiousity toward the environment want us to leave our resources alone, shut down industry and not benefit from them.
We have every darned God-given right to benefit from our resources and we won't apologize for that.
hecdc 4 days ago
@hecdc That's alright. You are a lost cause. You are too blind to see other alternatives. I will leave you be with your God, money that is.
VanillaCyanide13 4 days ago
@VanillaCyanide13 Money that gives our people the best social security net one can ask for. Canada is a country of natural resources. We are an energy superpower, the largest oil-supplier in the western hemisphere, the largest uranium source in the world, with the most hydro-electric output.
And thats not even mentioning the excessive amounts of forestry, fresh water and mineral wealth we are blessed with.
Put together, they provide trillions of dollars for many generations.
hecdc 4 days ago
Where is the petition???
malvasioinyt 1 month ago
Hey, someone named 'gilltron' wrote to my email account to complain about my comment. Dude: it was sarcasm. I agree with you 100%. Sorry to have upset you. JR.
josromain 1 month ago
Thanks Robert Bateman , it brings the point across.. the wild life and water is too important to allow oil tankers and the possibilities of spill on our British Columbia coastline
dellabirdhelmet 1 month ago
Great ways to emphasize a very important point... lets not bring oil tankers into our beautiful place where we live .. love and care for the earth!
dellabirdhelmet 1 month ago
B.C. doesn't need an EXXON it... broke my heart to see that painting destroyed, and would destroy my heart o see the coast that way again... and again.... and again...
1toots 1 month ago
Thank you my old friend. We all must do whatever it takes to stop this rush to the possible destruction of a way of life for thousands of years. The intricate cycle of salmon, sea life, bears and people will be forever gone. It is a tragedy to large to contemplate.
bnobels 1 month ago
Sir, thank you for doing this!
recycledt 1 month ago 2
let's auction of the "ruined" painting to help with the no tanker campaign!
V1sual3y3z 1 month ago 4
troll
houseofinvention 1 month ago
Foreign billionaire radical environmentalist.
josromain 1 month ago
@josromain You are ignorant. Mr. Bateman lives in B.C. He and his art are a vital part of Canadian culture and have been for many years.
gilltron105 1 month ago
This video needs more views.
notekidds 1 month ago
never in a million years would I have thought we'd even have this debate -- if you can call what this gov't', with its ties to 'ethical oil', has been doing a 'debate'
thanks to Mr. Bateman for making this vid, and dogwoodiniative for posting it
1michelemichele1 1 month ago
Sorry, gaiagale - could you be more specific? I was addressing Ilenn, who, a couple of years ago, was posting rants all over YouTube about this video. I consider RB admirable, he/she obviously does not. The advantage is that all Ilenn does is rant about unsubstantiated "facts," which essentially discredits all he/she says.
leemcbride2020 5 months ago
I'm shocked that there are only two comments ...I watched this video on another site and it hurt to see you make black slashes across your canvass ...I can only imagine the incredible pain of having to live through an actual oil spill anywhere near BC waters or on/in the land of BC and ALBERTA ...your canvas and your floor are an easy fix compared to the disaster of a water spill and the horror to a land leak ...the Exxon Valdez spill more than 20 years later is still at issue eco-systemwise
gaiagale 5 months ago
llenn,
Ranting all over the place I see. As you don't know anything really about RB, perhaps you can document your apparently thorough knowledge of his crimes against nature.
Hacks like you really make the actual bad guys look better, you know?
leemcbride2020 2 years ago
@leemcbride2020 what do you mean?
gaiagale 5 months ago
Where is Bobs dirty oily tar ferry! going back and forth through the rain forest water. Pumping its tar oily bilge water in to the clear blue sea. Where is bobs dirty oily areoplane, pumping its tar oil jet wash into the clear blue sky. Show us boob, post it boob.
llennn 2 years ago