Pipeline opponents and supporters should agree: fossil fuels are running out
I CRINGE with almost every conversation and social media post about the Kinder Morgan pipeline as inevitably someone, thinking they are quite witty and original, will say something like: “Well if you’re against oil and pipelines so much then stop driving your car, heating your home or using plastics.”
It is said as a put down, a braggart’s claim intended to heap shame upon the supposed hypocrisy of those who do not support the expansion of — or product to be carried in — the Trans Mountain Pipeline.
However, whether you are for or against the pipeline, do we not eventually have to end our dependence on these fuels? Would you not like to see a future world where you could drive your vehicle and heat your home without having to worry about exorbitant costs, lack of supply or possibly even killing our planet?
So in reality, when the unimaginative, overused and unhelpful “don’t drive your car” card is played, nothing is being contributed toward solutions or a better world for that matter.