My father looked into the oil sand question at some point, and said he'd never been so depressed in his life. Did you know the ratio of water to gas that's needed to exploit the oil in those fields is 10:1? Also, it's fresh water that can never be re-used, and is pumped away into adjoining lands, where it kills all the vegetation and wildlife.

It makes me twitch.

I am there with you: I don't know what I can do right now. I plan on looking into it...