What slavery really demonstrated was that we don't really know how to use energy wisely and that we can be incredibly abusive and barbaric. Andrew Nikiforuk abusivebarbaricdemonstrate Change image and share on social
Canadians need to start thinking of themselves as a petrostate, and they need to start thinking of the kinds of controls needed to protect the country from the excesses of oil. Andrew Nikiforuk canadiancontrolcountry Change image and share on social
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 addictionbarrelbitumen share on social
Canada now calls itself an 'emerging energy superpower.' In reality, it is nothing more than a Third World energy supermarket. Andrew Nikiforuk callcanadaemerge Change image and share on social
The problem with cap-and-trade and programs such as carbon capture and storage is that they all assume that business as usual can continue. The financial meltdown and peak oil has pretty much demonstrated that business as usual's not going to work. Andrew Nikiforuk assumebusinesscap share on social
When you've got a lot of slaves at your command, you tend to get a little bit fat. You tend to get a little bit lazy. You tend to get a little incompetent because there's not much that you do for yourself anymore. Andrew Nikiforuk anymorebitecommand share on social
