Dalai Lama joins Keystone pipeline opponents | Alberta | News | Calgary Sun
Opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline by Nobel peace prize recipients like the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu is at war with the truth, say the project’s backers.
The pair, along with seven other peace prize winners, have penned an open letter calling on U.S. President Barack Obama to block the pipeline meant to carry oilsands bitumen from Alberta to Texas.
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The signees also praised protestors who voiced their opposition to Keystone XL in front of the White House — 1,200 of whom were arrested over two weeks, including Hollywood actors Margot Kidder and Daryl Hannah.
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Alberta Tory leadership candidate Ted Morton said the letter’s signers deserve praise for their other activities but are in over their head on the oilsands.
“They’re obviously experts in certain things but not experts in economics or climate change,” said Morton, who insists the degree of human contribution to global warming remains uncertain.
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I think we should all withhold judgment about this pipeline until Justin Bieber weighs in on it.
I wonder if these "celebrities" have the slightest notion that their protests leave the opposite impression on the public than the position they are endorsing.
I wonder what their response would be if they were asked, "do you believe your protest helps or hinders your cause."
My guess is that their initial response would be condescension of some sort.
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