Sadly the internet is rampant with idiots such as hikeandski who has his head squarely up his a#$. I don’t even bother with an adequate reply when it’s obvious they’re that stupid and that ignorant.

Ian – no one is paying me to do or say anything. Like most warmers who follow your religion, you deny that your warming theory is not proven. If you bothered to read the UN IPCC reports or the decision summaries you would KNOW that the theory is not proven. Unlike you, who wants to put other peoples’ money where your mouth is, I am willing to put my money where my mouth is. For over 8 years I have offered to sponsor a court room style debate on the proof of your “the science is settled” theory. $100,000 to the winner and $10,000 to the loser. I have challenged university types across Canada who spout the warmer’s side and also CBC, BBC, U of East Anglia types, etc etc. I have offered to work hard to get additional sponsors so as to raise the prize money by a factor of 10 to 100. Absolutely no one will debate a skeptical climate scientist (lots of whom will agree to debate). Perhaps the one major rule of “full, true and plain disclosure in all communications” means that liars know they will be revealed and severely punished is the reason?

im not sure if you’re a conservative-funded bullshitter (they’re rampant these days) or what, but facts include: 1) crude oil extraction is significantly more polluting to the regions that perform it due to its affects on air and water quality, 2) your original point/entire argument is still inept considering the venezuelan regime is on the verge of being declared “terrorists” by idiotic conservative elements of the states, 3) in no way is Obama a communist, 4) it;s hilarious that you start a post with “just the facts” and proceed with climate change denial… anthropogenic climate change isn’t “proven” in the same way that the planet Mars isn’t proven. we haven’t experience it for ourselves but simple observation all across the globe points to it.

please don’t dilude the public with your bs just because some neo-con elements are paying you too, it’s worthless and criminal

Just the FACTS silly goose! He imports heavy crude from them and tells us our crude is too “carbon polluting”. Even though the UN IPCC theory has never been proven. Just the FACTS.

uhh the obama administration just declared venezuela a national security threat, wtf are you spouting

It will happen naturally; it just takes time.

Are there major problems in investing, like inability to rapidly lay off workers inexpensively, that prevent this from occurring naturally? Just asking as a Yank who doesn’t necessarily grasp Canadian industry dynamics.