Dan, I think you're missing the point, as is Mr. Gore. The difference between gasoline derived from tarsands and Saudi oil is real, but not significant, and it is counterproductive to focus so much effort and energy on it. The 'cleaner fuels' you speak of certainly don't include oil from Saudi Arabia or Iraq, and by singling out the tarsands, you are indirectly promoting those sources of energy.
The tarsands are irrelevant, all sources and uses of oil are damaging to the environment - the real issue is demand for oil, since by far most of the emissions come from the end use. We need to focus on developing alternatives to oil, like electrification of the vehicle fleet and solar thermal power generation.
Al Gore is in the business of convincing the world of an impending disaster, which requires impeccable credibility on his part, so he does himself a great disservice by quoting ridiculous lies as gospel truth and he should not be forgiven for it.
Dan Wolfe — Nov 27, 2009 - 08:23 PM MT
Dan, I think you're missing the point, as is Mr. Gore. The difference between gasoline derived from tarsands and Saudi oil is real, but not significant, and it is counterproductive to focus so much effort and energy on it. The 'cleaner fuels' you speak of certainly don't include oil from Saudi Arabia or Iraq, and by singling out the tarsands, you are indirectly promoting those sources of energy.
The tarsands are irrelevant, all sources and uses of oil are damaging to the environment - the real issue is demand for oil, since by far most of the emissions come from the end use. We need to focus on developing alternatives to oil, like electrification of the vehicle fleet and solar thermal power generation.
Al Gore is in the business of convincing the world of an impending disaster, which requires impeccable credibility on his part, so he does himself a great disservice by quoting ridiculous lies as gospel truth and he should not be forgiven for it.