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To: goldworldnet who wrote (249883)	5/14/2008 3:48:31 PM
From: Oral Roberts	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793782

Our energy policy is insane at best.

To: goldworldnet who wrote (249883)	5/14/2008 4:05:00 PM
From: MJ	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793782

Is this true? Do they know how to measure greenhouse gas emissions? Of course the energy companies should dispute----this is more of the tree hugger syndrome that gave us plastic bags that are now being a problem for disposal and will become arifacts in archelogical digs in future centuries. “The Canadians do, in fact, have something to worry about, particularly from a Democratic administration,” Ms Jaffe said. Environmentalists say extracting a barrel of crude from oil sands results in five times the amount of greenhouse gas emissions than extracting conventional crude – a figure some energy companies dispute." ANOTHER ELECTION ISSUE: Energy and natural resources Is it not better to utilize fuel from our neighbors, Canada, than to import from the mid-East? The energy department said the US was “assessing any implication to the US federal fuel procurement practices arising from the bill and will work co-operatively with Canada”. mj