Remember T. Boone Pickens and his “plan” to transfer all fuels for cars in the U.S. to natural gas?  He’s pushing that plan harder than ever, and in his most recent email update on his business venture, he informs us that he has been meeting non-stop with politicians in Washington.  He’s his own biggest lobbyist, along with his “army” of supporters who seem to think he cares about the environment.  (He does not).  This video shows how much he really hates “foreign oil”.  He hates it so much he has invested $500 million dollars in it.  (Pickens shows up at about 2:12)  The U.S. seems to be on a destructive path to pursue natural gas with far more enthusiasm than we are pursuing renewable, clean energy, thanks to greedy people like T. Boone Pickens.

Then there is the seeming deception of how much new foreign oil we are becoming dependent on.  It’s the dirtiest oil on the planet — the tar sands oil from Alberta.  It’s about to pour into the United States, and if you don’t like that, you have to speak out now.  Some of the proposed pipelines have already been approved by Hilltary Clinton herself, acting on behalf of the State Department, at the orders of President Obama.

Interestingly, a report about the pipelines to carry tar sands oil that was done on December 23rd was not released to the public until this month. Was someone trying to hide the report, called the Keystone XL Assessment?   This oil extraction is causing unprecedented environmental damage in Canada to the land, the wildlife, and at least one river.   The pipelines are not without their own negative environmental impacts, either.  President Obama discussed these pipelines and the tar sands oil  with Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper when they met on February 4th.  86 groups sent a letter to President Obama urging him to say no to tar sands and Keystone XL. The decision for the latest proposed pipeline will be made soon.

A decision on the proposal is expected within the next weeks or months. The Canadian National Energy Board approved the project in March 2010.

See more facts about the tar sands and pipelines here.

Notice the pipeline in red? That is the one called the “Alberta Clipper” that goes through my state of Minnesota, and which was approved by Hillary Clinton herself at the State Department in 2009.  The State Department is in charge of approving these pipelines because this dirty oil that is gotten by such nasty and unconventional means is considered a matter of national security. From this report, it’s clear that fossil fuels are not just embraced by this government, they are considered matters of national security.  This outrageous stance on such horribly polluting oil is something that environmental groups and the rest of us must try to overturn.  The whole story is below.

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