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Much of the U.S. Midwest is already running on bitumen. Do we want to extend this addiction? And at what cost? Or should we set other goals and say one to two million barrels of oil a day from the tar sands is all we really need to make the transition?

~Andrew Nikiforuk

Topics: Addiction Barrels Cost Day Extend Goals Make Midwest Million Much Need Oil Other Really Running Sands Say Set Should Tar Transition Two Want

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The tar sands boom has become the world's largest energy project, the world's largest construction project, and the world's largest capital project.

~Andrew Nikiforuk

Topics: Become Boom Capital Construction Energy Largest Project Sands Tar World

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Bitumen, the new national staple, is redefining the character and destiny of Canada. Rapid development of the tar sands has created a foreign policy that favours the export of bitumen to the United States and lax immigration standards that champion the import of global bitumen workers.

~Andrew Nikiforuk

Topics: Canada Champion Character Created Destiny Development Export Favours Foreign Foreign Policy Global Immigration Import National New Policy Rapid Redefining Sands Standards Staple States Tar United United States Workers

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Canada now calls itself an 'emerging energy superpower.' In reality, it is nothing more than a Third World energy supermarket.

~Andrew Nikiforuk

Topics: Calls Canada Emerging Energy Itself More Nothing Now Reality Supermarket Superpower Than Third Third World World

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The destructiveness of the tar sands is not inevitable. But Canadians and Albertans have become too tolerant of the politicians who compromise the nation's energy security as well as the next generation's future.

~Andrew Nikiforuk

Topics: Become Canadians Compromise Energy Energy Security Future Generation Inevitable Nation Next Politicians Sands Security Tar Tolerant Too Well Who

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When governments run on petro dollars or petro revenue instead of taxes, then they kind of sever the link between taxation and representation, and if you're not being taxed, then you're not being represented.

~Andrew Nikiforuk

Topics: Being Between Dollars Governments Instead Kind Link Representation Revenue Run Taxation Taxed Taxes Then You

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Nationality: Canadian

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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