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Klein slams Al Gore interview on oil sands [he's about as far left as you can go....]
The Globe and Mail ^

Posted on 07/05/2006 11:54:01 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Klein slams Al Gore interview on oil sands

JIM MACDONALD

Canadian Press

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Ralph Klein has criticized former U.S. vice-president Al Gore for comments he made in a magazine interview in which he attacked the massive oil-sands industry in northern Alberta.

Mr. Gore told an interviewer in the latest issue of Rolling Stone that oil-sands processing is a huge waste of energy and creates an eyesore on the landscape of Western Canada.

“For every barrel of oil they extract there, they have to use enough natural gas to heat a family's home for four days,” Mr. Gore told the magazine.

“And they have to tear up four tonnes of landscape, all for one barrel of oil. It is truly nuts. But you know, junkies find veins in their toes. It seems reasonable, to them, because they've lost sight of the rest of their lives.”

Mr. Gore concluded that the United States must reduce its dependence on oil as the primary source of energy to save the planet from the devastating impact of global warming.

Mr. Klein, who was recently in Washington to promote the oil sands as a reliable source of energy for the United States, said Mr. Gore's views are simply not realistic.

“I don't know what he proposes the world run on, maybe hot air,” he told reporters on Tuesday. “I don't listen to Al Gore in particular because he's a Democrat. And not only that, he's about as far left as you can go

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Canada; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: algore; algoreisnotmyprez; antiamericanism; anticapitalist; badscience; canada; climatechange; culturewar; ecoloon; energy; environment; globalwarming; gore; gorethemoonbat; greenieweenies; junkscience; oil; pinko; reddupe; socialist
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1 posted on 07/05/2006 11:54:03 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

Of course "wind farms" and "solar array farms" make for beautiful landscape, eh mr. gore?


2 posted on 07/05/2006 11:56:14 AM PDT by G Larry (Only strict constructionists on the Supreme Court!)
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To: Sub-Driver

He's about as far left as you can go, and not fall of the planet..........


3 posted on 07/05/2006 11:56:54 AM PDT by Red Badger (Follow an IROC long enough and sooner or later you will wind up in a trailer park..........)
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To: Sub-Driver
I sooooo hate Al Gore.

“For every barrel of oil they extract there, they have to use enough natural gas to heat a family's home for four days,” Mr. Gore told the magazine.

When does someone mention that this same barrel of oil would heat that family's home for a YEAR?

4 posted on 07/05/2006 11:58:20 AM PDT by Pukin Dog (Dont be a Conservopussy! Defend Ann Coulter, you weenies!)
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To: Red Badger; Sub-Driver
He's about as far left as you can go, and not fall of the planet..........

Who? Klein or Gore? Your comment in the title was ambiguous.

5 posted on 07/05/2006 11:59:22 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: GMMAC; fanfan

(((.)))


6 posted on 07/05/2006 11:59:33 AM PDT by Squawk 8888 (Yay! It's Riding Season!)
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To: Sub-Driver
“And they have to tear up four tonnes of landscape, all for one barrel of oil. It is truly nuts. But you know, junkies find veins in their toes. It seems reasonable, to them, because they've lost sight of the rest of their lives

This from the Tobacco Baron. He's cerifiable.

7 posted on 07/05/2006 12:00:44 PM PDT by Hildy (Change calls the tune we dance to.)
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To: Sub-Driver
Mr. Gore concluded that the United States must reduce its dependence on oil as the primary source of energy to save the planet from the devastating impact of global warming.

The only problem with this statement is that "the planet" doesn't give a crap about global warming.
If (and that's a big "if") there is any validity to Gloabal Warming then humankind will be the only ones devastated.
"The planet" will be doing just fine whether we are here or not.

Mr. Gore is exhibiting a strange kind of hubris by implying that mankind has the power to destroy a planet.

8 posted on 07/05/2006 12:02:12 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (I can't complain...but sometimes I still do.)
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To: Pukin Dog
And for every gallon of ethanol, it takes 1.5 gallons of diesel fuel to produce it.
9 posted on 07/05/2006 12:02:47 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Sub-Driver

"creates an eyesore on the landscape"

Moreso than asking if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there... Can a landscape BE an eyesore if no one is there?

Eyesore means it offends the eyes. No eyes, no eyesore.

Soundwaves are still projected by a falling tree even if no HUMAN is around to hear it.

Do wild animals protest "eyesores"? Do they care?


10 posted on 07/05/2006 12:03:34 PM PDT by weegee (Seasons greetings and happy holidays this June-July!)
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To: Sub-Driver

That's our Al, bringing love, contentment and pseudo science wherever he goes. He is so pathetic, there is nothing he won't do for publicity.


11 posted on 07/05/2006 12:04:12 PM PDT by pepperdog
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To: Hildy

This is the same Algore who took royalties from an open pit zink mine on his Tennessee farm ?


12 posted on 07/05/2006 12:05:03 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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Mr. Gore concluded that the United States must reduce its dependence on oil as the primary source of energy to save the planet from the devastating impact of global warming.

America has BEEN using oil. China and India are NEW to heavy oil usage. Why not persuade THEM to use something different? Do they have emmissions standards that equal or exceed those in the US?

Then tell Mr. Gore to STFU.

13 posted on 07/05/2006 12:05:13 PM PDT by weegee (Seasons greetings and happy holidays this June-July!)
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To: Pukin Dog

Small house you have there.


14 posted on 07/05/2006 12:05:32 PM PDT by junta (It's Jihad stupid! It's the borders stupid! It's Political Correctness stupid!)
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To: Sub-Driver; fanfan; Pikamax; Former Proud Canadian; Great Dane; Alberta's Child; headsonpikes; ...

PING!
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15 posted on 07/05/2006 12:06:33 PM PDT by GMMAC (Discover Canada governed by Conservatives: www.CanadianAlly.com)
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To: Pukin Dog

Don't overstate the case PD -- the 55 gallons of oil in a barrel may not heat for a year, but certainly a month is not unreasonable. Heck, even two weeks in a tough stretch of northeastern winter. You still end up with a net energy gain.

And the torn up landscape is a hoot. Once the heavy equipment goes away, an amazing thing happens to "torn up landscape". The plant fairies come in and put weeds, grasses, then bushes, and eventually trees in a process that I'm sure the Gorons out there would think of as the Gaia Goddess' magic.


16 posted on 07/05/2006 12:07:07 PM PDT by L,TOWM (Liberals, The Other White Meat [This is some nasty...])
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To: GMMAC

To AlGore, F**k YOU!!!

Let him fuel his jet with solar power!!!


17 posted on 07/05/2006 12:10:09 PM PDT by Springman
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To: Sub-Driver

4 tons of landscape? thats only a few scoops with a large bucket.


18 posted on 07/05/2006 12:10:30 PM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help...)
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To: Pukin Dog
Maybe this size house ;-)


19 posted on 07/05/2006 12:10:32 PM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the occupation media.)
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To: Sub-Driver; All

"I hate it when FReepers mock me! I was almost President, dang it!"


20 posted on 07/05/2006 12:12:12 PM PDT by avacado
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