Climate Change Update: Pray that naysayers are right about climate change | David Horsey Cartoons and Commentary - seattlepi.com

Pray that naysayers are right about climate change | David Horsey Cartoons and Commentary - seattlepi.com: "Environmentalists have heard President Obama say it is time to rise to the challenge of global warming and begin weaning the country from its oil addiction. But, when it comes to the pipeline, they fear his actions will not match his rhetoric. This week, the State Department gave the go-ahead to the Keystone XL pipeline, insisting the project would not have significant environmental impacts (a conclusion that seems to be at odds with concerns expressed by Obama’s own Environmental Protection Agency).


Energy Secretary Steven Chu also disheartened environmentalists by saying, “Having Canada as a supplier for our oil is much more comforting than having other countries supply our oil.” Essentially, Chu is echoing the most compelling argument of pipeline proponents, which is that we’d be crazy not to replace the crude the U.S. currently imports from problematic sources like Saudi Arabia and Venezuela with abundant oil from our Canadian compatriots. It would be a geopolitical coup and a boost to our economy." (view link for complete article)

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