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(Then we sell 'em the water.)

quinn esq — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 06:21:00 +0000

In reply to Ha! You'll welcome that oil

(Then we sell 'em the water.)

Ha! You'll welcome that oil

acanuck — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:15:08 +0000

In reply to I see that you have access to

Ha! You'll welcome that oil back with open arms once we've scrubbed all that filthy water out of it. Don't deny it.

I see that you have access to

Michael Wolraich — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:15:27 +0000

In reply to You speculate, Genghis, about

I see that you have access to the bunghole to the future. So basically, Canada will become a sanctuary country for illegal crude. Doesn't surprise me.

You speculate, Genghis, about

acanuck — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:26:35 +0000

In reply to News From the Future: U.S. Surrenders to BP Oil Spill

You speculate, Genghis, about where the surging oil spill will go once it's filled the gulf to the brim. My guess is it will follow the path of least resistance -- north up the NAFTA superhighway to Alberta, where it can pollute the tarsands with impunity (and free of import taxes).

Since the whole point of tarsands technology is to get oil to mix with water, then separate oil from water, the Albertans can hardly complain about an influx of oil that's already pre-mixed with water. Also with lots of dead fish and waterfowl, but I'm pretty sure they can filter those out.

It's win-win. The oil finds a jurisdiction that actually welcomes it, and (once it's processed) Alberta gets to ship the stuff back south at a profit. And we all get to forget about this clean-energy nonsense for another 50 years or so.