",,, felt that slide 25's mention of environmental best practices was both smart and important. There are a number of nature seekers/green peacers who want to shut down the oil sands in spite of its consequence to our standard of living. "

This issue was discussed more frequently on SH about 16-18 months ago, if I remember correctly. I have no doubt that it will become an issue again, although my intuition says that the cultural phenomena that is a desire for cheap energy will overwhelm the tree huggers within two years.

And lest someone suggest that I am biased against tree huggers, I will point out that I am one of Canada's most notable tree huggers. More details if you want to message me. But I still support the oil sands (especially SAGD) most wholeheartedly.