Oil sands, tar sands; tar sands, oil sands–let’s call the whole thing awful
If he were to do so, he would have to over-rule demands for further review by the Environmental Protection Agency and ignore the protests of local communities that would be affected along the 1,700-mile pipeline route.
House Republicans seem bent on upping the nation’s consumption of tar sands oil, presumably to reduce oil imports from the MidEast.
The strategy is blind to the environmental consequences of tar sands production, which has an environmental and emissions footprint that is several times larger than traditional crude oil.
The increased impact is due to the large amounts of energy, water and solvents needed to separate the crude oil from sand with which it is mixed in geological deposits.
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ralf groh:
July 15th, 2011 at 2:39 am
first of all this issue should have been on the table a long time ago. one thing wecan say about our government: snails pace when it comes to forward progress and total lack of foresight. these things ought to have been discussed during the ecology movement of the 60′s and 70′s.rocodile tears? spilled milk? yeah,so, is that any better or worse than groveling at the feet of middle east fascist monarchies? so instead of continuing to throw our money at such a villainous enterprises, let’s set some money aside and invest it in some more clean,sustainable energy.simple.nuff said.