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November 20, 2012
Al Gore on carbon taxes, natural gas, and the "morally wrong" Keystone pipeline
By Sheila Samples
We have a planetary emergency. I know it drives some people nuts when I say that, but dammit, that's what we face. We have to take that reality on board. I am strongly opposed to that tar-sands pipeline. I think it's crazy. Again, you have the realpolitik/business logic, but I just think it is morally wrong for us to open a brand new source of even dirtier carbon-based energy when we are desperately trying to bend down the curves.
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We have a planetary emergency. I know it drives some people nuts when I say that, but dammit, that's what we face. We have to take that reality on board. I am strongly opposed to that tar-sands pipeline. I think it's crazy. Again, you have the realpolitik/business logic, but I just think it is morally wrong for us to open a brand new source of even dirtier carbon-based energy when we are desperately trying to bend down the curves.Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.