Believing in clean oilsands like believing in ‘magic fairies,’ top scientist says

[thecrow]

Source: Edmonton Journal

*SNIP*

Schindler, a freshwater scientist, was speaking at Carleton University. He has been a leading researcher on pollutants ranging from phosphates to acid rain to toxic waste, and in 2001 won the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal, a national award given to the country’s top scientist.

Showing his audience an aerial photo of a scarred landscape in oilsands country, he said environmental assessments commissioned by oil companies show there is no impact and those same companies claim the damage is later remediated.

“Why are people allowed to lie to the public like this? I just don’t understand this. We have to challenge them,” he said. “Obviously the people who used to challenge them, the civil servants, are no longer allowed to.

*SNIP*

“The (samples) near the oilsands actually had an oil scum floating on top of the melted snow,” said Schindler, showing a photo of oily droplets on water. Also, “when it starts to melt in the spring the snow turns black.”



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Yeah.... I thought so...

[Newest Reality]

1. In a culture where

the only reality is Disney, there will be plenty of fairies that require your belief to keep them flying.

[thecrow]

7. Especially when the Exxon scientists

keep blowing that fairy dust up our asses.

[defacto7]

2. How did I already know this?

Maybe I'm psychic!

Or maybe it's just logical.

[thecrow]

6. Yup!

It is just logical. The visions of black snow are just too awful.

[Uncle Joe]

3. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, thecrow.

[thecrow]

5. You are welcome, Uncle Joe

[Cleita]

4. I'm sure Exxon or whoever is profiting from this will find a way to discredit this

scientist before the month is out.

[thecrow]

8. I think it will just not be mentioned in the Murkan press.

A slight oversight, you know.

[thecrow]

9. OMG here it is already...

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Gulf+Mexico+cleans+itself+naturally+from+Deepwater+Horizon/8212074/story.html

"And other scientists warn it isn’t all rosy. The University of Alberta’s David Schindler says waste from Canadian oilsands is causing “sublethal” harm to wildlife — not killing animals, but deforming them. He says the Deepwater spill did the same.

But somehow, many oceans clean themselves better than humans can."
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...and a surprising 5 days earlier than the original article!! How can this be?

[Cleita]

10. Jaysus. Right here on DU there are articles on the deformed sea life

in the gulf. What lies!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014453143

Edited to add link.

[daleo]

11. David Schindler is a man with a lot of integrity

And one of the world's top environmental scientists. He's someone to really listen to.

[Kelvin Mace]

12. If Exxon had a fairy division

they would pay people to claim fairies were real.