“Sour gas is one of the most dangerous, toxic substances known to man.” — Andrew Nikiforuk Quote

Sour gas is one of the most dangerous, toxic substances known to man.

The destructiveness of the tar sands is not inevitable. But Canadians and Albertans have become too tolerant of the politicians who compromise the nation's energy security as well as the next generation's future.

Much of the U.S. Midwest is already running on bitumen. Do we want to extend this addiction? And at what cost? Or should we set other goals and say one to two million barrels of oil a day from the tar sands is all we really need to make the transition?

Canada now calls itself an 'emerging energy superpower.' In reality, it is nothing more than a Third World energy supermarket.

Everybody in L.A. has a screenplay. The guy pumping your gas has a screenplay.

I think all of my opponents say that, I gas out or whatever. They have to say something about me.

I grew up in gas stations.

I can still smell the tear gas in the Hilton Hotel.

My movies end up being about the moments of getting from here to there, but not in a grand way. Getting from the hutch to town, from the parking lot to the gas station. But this isn't a grand plan - I am just a practical person.