We agree with Mr. Black that removing bitumen from oil tankers on our fragile coastline is a good thing.
Also cutting greenhouse gases with a locally-sourced refinery is a better alternative for BC’s environmental future than the Northern Gateway Pipeline as recently proposed by the federal government.
Ultimately, we hope we would wean ourselves off our dependency on non-renewable oil.
What about promoting renewable energy sources such as solar and wind? Climate change is a reality and we all have to do our part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
We urge everyone to write their local MP about this issue.
Joseph Blake and family
Oak Bay