It’s not easy being green. Yet, somehow, I think Alykhan Velshi gets along okay. The self-styled social justice activist has made it his altruistic goal to ensure that every man, woman and child in the world is burning only the most sin-free petroleum. Velshi has grabbed the banner of Ethical Oil, taking inspiration from the book of the same title written by tarsands troubadour Ezra Levant. The 27 year-old former aide to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is out to convince the country – and bien sur, the world – that the Albertan tarsands are the environmentally friendly and more socially responsible choice. If the oil revenue stays in the country, Velshi says, then it goes to support a healthy country based on women’s freedoms, gay rights, democracy, etc. But buying that oil from, say, Saudi Arabia is like subsidizing the burqa. —— Read the full story at Forget the Box.
