My comments on: Neil Young’s New Climate Anthem "Who’s Gonna Stand Up"

This is a well written and even touching song by the great Neil Young; but, one has to keep in mind that his greatness comes not from his naive, uninformed, even flaky grasp of economics and the environment, but rather from his impressive body of creative work and his staying power in a very competitive and often unforgiving industry. You have a right to your opinions Neil, but, many of us with our heads screwed on tight know that your uninformed opinions about the Alberta Oil Sands and the countless lives they improve through the tax revenues they generate, do not amount to a hill of rat droppings simply because you are a famous, singer/songwriter. You are well out of your depth on this one Neil. Finally, the protection of the land is hardly an either/or proposition. It is not a scenario where indolent, uninformed, uneducated, unsophisticated First Nations people living on a reserve, while looking forward to their next government check, are somehow the exclusive (some would say imaginary) protectors of the land. Compared them to all the well trained, highly motivated, scientists and technicians who work for the oil industry and annually crank out sophisticated technology designed at great expense to progressively reduce the carbon imprint at all levels in the oil industry, while allowing this wealth producing industry to continue to survive and thrive. Who are the real protectors of the land? http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2014/9/19/exclusive_listen_to_neil_youngs_new