U.S. Eyeing Alberta Oilsands - Democratic Underground

Strelnikov_

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Sun Feb-05-06 10:37 PM
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U.S. Eyeing Alberta Oilsands

http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=2c603716-ff3d-4721-8555-c7e74f210a39&k=10285

The U.S. Department of Energy is predicting crude oil from Alberta's oilsands -- not alternative energy sources such as biomass ethanol -- will help halve America's dependence on overseas oil within two decades.

The assessment, in a report to be released later this month, follows President George W. Bush's challenge this week for the U.S. to sharply reduce its oil imports from unstable nations in the Middle East.

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U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney had planned to visit Fort McMurray -- the hub of Alberta's oilsands production -- last September but postponed the trip because of the Hurricane Katrina crisis. Officials with the Canadian embassy in Washington say they are trying to reschedule the visit.

On Friday, Cheney stressed that Bush's call for a shift away from oil would not mean any government-imposed solution to reduce consumption.

"This notion that we have to 'impose pain' some kind of government mandate, I think we would resist," Cheney told a radio interviewer.

Oh well. What can be said.

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davidinalameda

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Sun Feb-05-06 10:41 PM
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1. when do we invade Canada

or will the Tories just hand over Alberta to us

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stevietheman

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Sun Feb-05-06 10:45 PM
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3. I'm sure many Canadians would view the latter idea as a new Anschluss. n/t

n/t

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Montauk6

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Sun Feb-05-06 10:43 PM
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2. After seeing this on 60 Minutes a few weeks ago, no surprise

You can also mark this as a comeback for T-Bone Pickens.

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applegrove

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Sun Feb-05-06 10:46 PM
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4. No - Cheney, Rummy, & Bush just impose pain on people of Katrian,

soldiers trying to win the peace when sent in with too few choices, etc.

The notion that developing alternative fuels is somehow "painful" - is ridiculous. It is only "painfull" to oil companies. To someone with the hybrid who doesn't need gas for city driving... it doesn't hurt one dam bit. Actually - it will feel pretty good.

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