On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 6:05 AM, <Clansgian AT wmconnect.com> wrote:
> Except that it not so, it is not a secure resourc of energy. In order to
> refine the tar sands into gasoline it requires almost as much energy in the
> form
> of natural gas as is yielded as gasoline. Like ethanol, it's another
> example
> of energy busy-work.
>
Yes, most of the natural gas in Alaska is intended to go to Canada to
refine the tar sands. IIRC, the pipeline that Palin was so proud of
pushing through is for that purpose.