Stephen Chu to American oil addicts: the good shit is just over the border.

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No one will see this anyway - it's out in the middle of freakin' nowhere.

"The Keystone XL pipeline proposal is one of the most controversial energy issues facing America today, roiling the energy industry and bringing protests to the White House’s front step. Supporters say it would provide a secure source of energy and jobs, but opponents say oil-sands crude will threaten fragile ecosystems and worsen global warming. The Obama Administration hasn’t yet made its decision, but comments by cabinet members, including Energy Secretary Steven Chu, hint at an approval.

Keystone XL‘s environmental impact is concerning, but industry efforts to reduce that impact make the proposal palatable, said Chu. 'The companies that are extracting these tar sands are making great strides in improving the environmental impact of the oil, and will continue to do so, and they should be encouraged and pressed to do so,' said Chu. 'In the end, it’s one of those things that, it’s not perfect, but it’s a trade-off.'

'I know there’s been concerns about this, but the technologies that are used to extract tar sands oil are improving dramatically, so I think that could go forward,' said Chu. 'There are great technological improvements in cleaning up the extraction of that oil.'"

http://theenergycollective.com/energynow/65519/chu-oil-demand-prices-make-keystone-xl-trade?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

He even talks like an addict.

[Owlet]

1. Nobel prize winners

ain't what they used to be.

[kristopher]

3. Yeah, it sounds just like his support for nuclear.

[pscot]

2. How about a trade

The oil industry's bought and paid for Congressmen and Senator's vote to fund a massive high-speed rail program, then their pipeline gets approved.

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5. With people taking advantage of high-speed rail

what would we do with all of that wonderful oil? :D

[Bill USA]

4. would be better to make methanol from natural gas, and add it to ethanol - & start making MIT

designed Ethanol Enabled Direct Injection engine that gets 30% better mpg than a gasoline powered engine of comparable power.

http://www.ethanolboost.com/


http://www.ethanolboost.com/EBS_Overview.pdf#page=11">National Research Council Committee