Robbie Picard from Oil Sands Strong is going on a national tour
Rebel News' Sheila Gunn Reid was joined by Robbie Picard of Oil Sands Strong to discuss his new national tour and the most pressing issues facing Alberta's oil sands communities. Watch the video here. 00:00 Start00:55 Discussing the impact of progressive environmental policies03:12 Robbie Picard of Oil Sands Strong joins Sheila08:00 Humanizing the people and families working in the oil sands13:59 The deep pockets of the foreign environmental movement18:50 Discussing hypocritical celebrities (Jane Fonda)23:05 Discussing “Frack Nation” movie27:50 Plastic straws?37:35 Sheila discusses
What ‘transition’? Renewable energy is growing, but overall energy demand is growing faster
Key Points: The rise in the renewable energy that’s available is still lower than the rise in global energy demand overall.The shortfall between renewable energy supply and power demand will only widen as economies reopen and travel resumes, with demand already spiking to pre-pandemic levels.A “common ground solution” would be to use traditional fuels as a backup when renewables fail to carry through. The world wants to “transition” away from fossil fuels toward green energy, but the difficult reality is this: Dirty fuels
Rally to revive Energy East pipeline meets opposition in Halifax
Métis activist Robbie Picard argues 'vast majority' of First Nations support pipeline projects Pro-oilsands activists clashed with opposing groups Friday in Halifax at a rally for the revival of the Energy East pipeline project, which was scrapped by owners TransCanada in 2017. The pro-oilsands rally, organized by a group called Rally 4 Resources, garnered a crowd of 50 or so at Sackville Landing on the Halifax waterfront, a few minutes walk from where the Conservative Party of Canada is holding its 2018 convention. The rally was interrupted by a counter-demonstration of dozen or so people drumming,