Thursday, February 19, 2009

HUFF POST / NRDC: President Obama: Don't Give Canadian Tar Sands a Free Climate Pass

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frances-beinecke/president-obama-dont-give_b_167909.html
"How We Can Make a Difference Here at Home We also have work to do on our side of the border. I just came back from the World Economic Forum in Davos where climate change was a major topic, but so was energy supply. Representatives from the oil industry justified tars sands by saying, "We have to keep up with demand, so we have to increase supply."

As much as 75% of Canadian tar sands oil comes to the United States. We need to do our share to slash that demand. We should call on American workers to make more fuel efficient cars, expand our public transit systems, and design and build smart growth communities that reduce our need to drive..."