Angry white man...
Posted on 09/01/2011 7:38:49 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Gore urges Obama to block pipeline for 'dirtiest source of fuel on the planet' By Andrew Restuccia - 09/01/11 10:08 AM ET
Former Vice President Al Gore called on President Obama late Wednesday to reject a pending permit application for a controversial pipeline project, calling the oil that it would carry “the dirtiest fuel on the planet.”
“The answer to our climate, energy and economic challenges does not lie in burning more dirty fossil fuels —instead, we must continue to press for much more rapid development of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies and cuts in the pollution that causes global warming,” Gore, a vocal climate activist, wrote on his blog Wednesday night.
The State Department is just months away from a decision on the proposed TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry Canadian oil sands from Alberta to refineries on the Texas Gulf coast.
Environmental groups and others have mounted an aggressive opposition campaign to the 1,700-mile proposed pipeline. They’ve staged a two-week protest in front of the White House that has led to hundreds of arrests and put President Obama on notice that a failure to block the project could hurt his reelection campaign.
Gore blasted the project Wednesday, raising concerns about the environmental impact of Canada’s oil sands production, which results in higher greenhouse gas emissions than conventional oil production.
“The tar sands are the dirtiest source of fuel on the planet,” Gore said.
Many Republicans and the oil industry have pressed the administration to approve the project, arguing it will boost the economy. But Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, a Republican, called on Obama to reject the proposed pipeline Thursday.
A final environmental review released by the State Department last week said there would be “no significant impacts to most resources” along the route if the company adheres to conditions and mitigation measures that pipeline regulators and environmental agencies demand.
Critics of the pipeline blasted the review, arguing it ignores key concerns about the project.
But Energy Secretary Steven Chu hinted this week that he supports the project, arguing in an interview that the country would be better off getting oil from Canada than unstable nations in the Middle East.
The State Department says it hopes to make a final decision on the project by the end of the year.
Angry white man...
Oil Sands ping.
“What you have described is too complicated for the liberal mind to comprehend.”
True, but we can still try to reach people before they get infected with Atrophied Reason Syndrome (liberalism). Of course, libs get their hooks in by kindergarten nowadays, so I guess I will have to start trying to explain the carbon cycle to preschoolers!
“He was raised in DC. Does that count?.......................”
Touché!
That made up a lot of the Gore family fortune before Al started selling carbon indulgences.
FUAG
FUBO
Grrr. FUAG!
What did your Saudi advisors tell you to campaign against Canadian crude?
Albert Arnold Gore, Jr.: Socially awkward bloated elitist buffoon who has gotten filthy rich on a junk science hoax which, if implemented, would have adevastatingly negative impact on humanity with absolutely negligible impact on climate. In all aspects of his life AAGJr is beneath contempt.
Thanks for the pic.
I sensed he was a wackado during the 33 days from Gore when he ate Joe Lieberman's pie after he tried it and didn't want it. That in my book that is gross no. 1 and 2 screamed of I need to calm myself with food. I suppose we all have issues, but this guy has got a full subscription.
As a couple of Airplane buds noted on the tarmac after 9/11 in regards to Gore, boy we really dodged a bullet by not getting that guy as POTUS...
Option #1: Pipelines emit no air pollution; the oil flows pollution-free from Point A to Point B.
Option #2: In contrast, trucking oil from Point A to Point B emits air pollution.
Gore wants Option #2: air pollution from trucking oil.
Ergo, Gore is a polluter.
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