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I think the media is heavily influencing the pipeline debate to make it look like everybody against the pipeline is some tree-hugging hippie, when this is simply not true. As a car guy, and a realist, I know we need oil. Everything is made with it. I am not one of these idiot snowflakes who are protesting oil dependency while wearing clothes, getting to the protest site, and filming with an iPhone or camera that would not have been made had it not been for petroleum-based products.
I am all for the idea of a pipeline, but I think since BC is dealing with all of the risks associated with a spill - especially with respect to our coastline, which as others have said above, is a huge part of BC's economy - we deserve a bigger slice of the pie. Because of that, I am against it "for now". Especially considering how childish Alberta politicians are acting, as if they are children who aren't getting their way. That's not going to make me - or other BC residents on the fence - feel any sympathy. As long as they make it worth BC's while, then I think it should happen.
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