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| Tara & Leon Wojcichowsky |
Tara Wojcichowsky November
10 at 5:37 PM
This is
a letter my husband wrote to Greenpeace about them and all the people who think that oil and oil products are not needed on earth or people’s daily lives.
So to
all you oil industry haters, maybe you should read this and come to reality!!!
Please, to everyone out there who agrees, share like crazy!!!
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Dear
Greenpeace
By Leon Wojcichowsky
I am a
very concerned 41-year old Canadian family man (yes, male, I can still
distinguish), born in a small village in Saskatchewan and currently residing in
Medicine Hat, Alberta. I would love to assist your organization in making the
world a better place. I recently read a quote from Mr. Stewart that ‘oil in
Alberta is unnecessary’ and something about ‘only clean energy’ (of course I am
mildly paraphrasing but it was the gist of the CTV article). Now, I can tell
you that I was angered by these comments. So, as Greenpeace has all the
answers, I thought who better to contact other than the fine individuals of
your organization.
Issue # 1 -Transportation: As almost everyone in Canada is not living in the
GTA, what is the cleanest form of transportation that you could recommend for
my family (which includes my wife, 2 teenage daughters, and the family dog)?
Public transportation across the prairies (to visit family) is almost
non-existent since the closure of Greyhound and STC (Saskatchewan Transport
Company). Even when the bus lines were fully operational, 10 to 14-hour bus
trips to get from point ‘A’ to point ‘B’ were way too long and fares for the
family were too expensive. I should also mention a normal drive time for a
personal vehicle is approximately 6 hours. So, with public transportation out
of the question, I need to own a vehicle. Please recommend a vehicle on the
market that has no oil products in it. Maybe, if I can get personal on some
level, what kinds of vehicles are most commonly owned by Greenpeace
executives/employees? I only ask because as I read the news (and any other
publication that posts the comments of individuals such as Keith Stewart),
apparently Greenpeace has no use for oil and oil produced products, as they all
pollute the earth. Climate change, you know. So, should I buy an electric car …
NO, I can’t. As a rational, reasonable thinking Canadian, I am aware that
electric cars are full of … NO, wait … Almost COMPLETELY composed of, and
manufactured with/by oil-based products. I guess electric cars are out too.
Horseback? NO. Riding on horseback would get me into all kinds of trouble with
the good people over at PETA and WWF. Don’t want them trying to shut me down.
My best guess is that none of you folks over there own a personal vehicle. Well
let me know which way to go on that one.
Issue #
2- Food: Now I’m sure that no one from the world of Greenpeace buys that grubby
food produced on and from farms across Canada. Those farmers use an abundant
amount of diesel to produce every scrap and morsel of food that can be found in
every grocery store across this great nation. I mean seriously, how is it that
all Canadians can’t understand this simple truth. Milk, bread, meat,
vegetables, etc. have all come from a farmer, who I can promise you, owns a
tractor. Tractors burn a lot of fuel. If you were or are unaware of this
revelation, I will guarantee these facts, as I was born and raised on a Canadian
farm. ALL the food consumed from the store has come from a farm somewhere. Then
to top it off, those grocers have everything packaged one way or another to
keep food fresh and sanitary (God knows we can’t have someone else’s germs on
our food). Again, oil issues, all that packaging (to keep the food safe) is
made with and by oil products. Honestly, it feels like I can’t win. So, like
activists, I have a garden for all our food. However; protein (you know, meat)
is a real issue. City bylaws say I’m not allowed a pig (for pork products such
as bacon and such), or a cow (steaks). I can have five chickens. I guess those
teenage girls I mentioned earlier are going on a diet. I am very concerned for
the well-being of people living in apartments (where gardens are impossible).
By the way, where do you get all your food from?
Issue #
3 -Heating: This is a touchy subject. How would a man as intelligent as Keith
Stewart and other lead activists heat their homes? Now I am somewhat
intelligent as I only have a Grade 12 education from a small prairie high
school (not big city educated), but I can’t figure this one out for two
reasons. Natural gas … I don’t think so! Pollution! That clean burning gas from
the ground is still produced by Big Oil (we hate those guys). I was going to
switch to coal but, carbon tax (pollution, again). Wood burning is not the way
to heat our homes, it’s soon going to be illegal to cut down trees (emissions,
again). Solar energy, well, that doesn’t stand a chance in Canada. Geothermal
would almost be the way to go if it didn’t require drilling and glycol-based
fluids. I don’t need to tell you folks the ecological effects that a glycol
spill has on the environment and animals. Wind turbines would be almost
effective if they weren’t so expensive to set up and not to mention the amount
of poor birds that would die as a result. PETA, again, would not be pleased.
So, please help, I currently have no way to heat my home that isn’t a pollution
issue.
Issue # 4 - Electronics: As we
all hate Big Oil, we must destroy all electronic devices. No computers, phones,
tablets, etc. If it has a computer chip, a plastic-coated wire, a power cord, I
mean if even one component of any device/machine contains oil and/or oil
by-products, it must be destroyed. Big Oil is not going to keep you and me from
our dream of a better planet. No more electronics … I can’t write this letter,
businesses everywhere can’t operate, you can’t get your points across. Maybe we
need oil? What do you think?
If we (as a country) are not going to
produce oil, whom/where does Mr. Stewart want us to buy it from - as I think we
have established that it is currently a requirement in every Canadian household
including yours? The obvious answer must be the Saudi’s, America or maybe
Venezuela (all environmentally-conscious places, right …?). Which does leave me
curious, if all our oil is imported, does the carbon tax go up or down? Maybe
imported oil is carbon free? The Liberal government would have Canadians
believe that the carbon tax will stop global warming. You men and women are
smarter than that, right? I’d like to think that as Canadians we should support
Canadian oil as it is one of the most regulated oil producing countries on the
planet.
Is everyone at Greenpeace
living in a time warp? Are you all individuals who are living off the land,
being 100 percent self-sufficient? If you are, you wouldn’t be able to read
this email. However, we both know that you have the ability to do so, which
means Greenpeace is also on the Big Oil wagon. Please don’t be ashamed. Just
own it. Stop preaching to the masses. When your organization and personnel are
willing to walk your own talk, then I guess we’ll have something to discuss.
Are you so blinded by tofu farting hippies
that you can’t see the plain truth? Let us all be honest, organizations such as
yours and the ones like it are not willing to make the hard sacrifices to
accomplish any real change. Like almost every lobbyist group, you’d prefer to
bitch and whine about everything until the donations stop coming in and then
move on until the next money-making issue swings around. Granted; Greenpeace
started with admirable beginnings, but like all good ideas, it always ends up
about the money. Or am I way off base?
I
do expect a response, for if I don’t get one … you’re going to find this letter
on every news feed and publication that will print it. I will send it to Ottawa
(not a threat with the current ‘leadership’, but the Conservatives might
listen). I’ll post it on every social media outlet I can sign up for and people
will read it. I know that the loudest voice is the one the public hears the
best. By now you must understand that you can’t be the only voice for people to
listen to.
Sincerely
Leon W.
As you
may have guessed, there has been no response from Greenpeace, so, here we go.
If
you agree with my thoughts, please feel free to discuss, forward, share, post,
etc. We can no longer sit back and let others be the only voice that the
public, activists, government, etc. are listening to you. I think that with our
oil-built electronics, we must circulate this letter. Let's get people talking.
Thanks for your help.
