re: #35 Justanotherhuman

Tell it.

Al Gore: Keystone an ‘atrocity’

“A fiery Al Gore urged President Barack Obama on Thursday to reject the Keystone XL oil pipeline, calling the controversial project an “atrocity.”

“This should be vetoed. It is an atrocity. It is a threat to our future,” the former vice president said during a Center for American Progress 10th anniversary event in Washington.

“Gore criticized the Canadian oil sands that the pipeline would carry, arguing that approval of the project would be akin to a desperate drug addict looking for fresh veins.”

Read more: politico.com

I realize this wasn’t your wording, but I wish people would quit talking about oil sands. They’re tar sands. TAR sands. (Rant over. Thank you for your kind attention.)