Comments on: Alberta Clipper – Betamax Of Energy World http://www.energypolicyblog.com/2009/09/25/alberta-clipper-%e2%80%93-betamax-of-energy-world/ Sustainable energy policy, more competition, better regulation, improved policies. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:33:02 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Clean Future Energy http://www.energypolicyblog.com/2009/09/25/alberta-clipper-%e2%80%93-betamax-of-energy-world/comment-page-1/#comment-49748 Clean Future Energy Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:26:22 +0000 http://www.energypolicyblog.com/?p=837#comment-49748 Let's put things into perspective. 800.000 bbl/day is about 1/30th of the USA's daily consumption. So the comment that it would lock North America into the old, high-carbon energy economy, is way off the mark. Tar Sands are a problem environmentally speaking, but in my opinion the land degradation / water issue is far more important than the small impact on CO2 emissions. As long as both countries are committed to cutting emissions, it should not matter where they come from. I know campaigners love figureheads of hate, butthe whole point of carbon trading or taxation, is that the most efficient solutions are found, not the ones that make campaigners the most happy. Let’s put things into perspective.

800.000 bbl/day is about 1/30th of the USA’s daily consumption. So the comment that it would lock North America into the old, high-carbon energy economy, is way off the mark.

Tar Sands are a problem environmentally speaking, but in my opinion the land degradation / water issue is far more important than the small impact on CO2 emissions.

As long as both countries are committed to cutting emissions, it should not matter where they come from. I know campaigners love figureheads of hate, butthe whole point of carbon trading or taxation, is that the most efficient solutions are found, not the ones that make campaigners the most happy.

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