The Necessity for Change in the Energy Sector
The thousands of
orphaned and abandoned drilling sites left behind
without environmental remediation in both Alberta
and BC expose the greed, anarchy and lack of
social responsibility on the part of the energy
companies. The aim for private profit drives them
into risky and irresponsible decisions before,
during and after their operations. When unforeseen
events occur such as a drop in market prices they
fling up their hands in despair and cry, "What can
we do; we have no money to clean up the mess. End
of story." Not "end of story" but end of such a
socially irresponsible control, direction and aim
of the economy. The global cartels currently in
control of the energy sector show with their
irresponsible practice of leaving behind polluted
orphaned and abandoned sites that they are
incapable of addressing the broader environmental
issues arising from their industry. Time for a
change to the new, to humanize the social and
natural environment!
This article was published in
Volume 50 Number 12 -
Article Link:
The Necessity for Change in the Energy Sector
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