Dear Editor,
In the case of the Kinder Morgan pipeline the oil being shipped is for export to Asian markets, so the argument that we need it because we all drive cars and trucks is a hollow one. If only that crude were being refined and consumed here, the jobs created would almost have me on board.
But the bigger issue is that we need to be actually impeding the flow of fossil fuels thus making them more costly to use, and encouraging the expansion of renewable energy sources. Anything we do to facilitate the fossil fuel economy is a step backward, and ultimately unsustainable, regardless of immediate environmental concerns.
Charles Leduc, Vancouver
