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Pelosi hears oilsands concerns

CBC -- Canadian environmentalists say they are encouraged by meetings with U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, describing her as committed to reducing fossil fuels and interested in learning more about the impact of Canada's oilsands.

Several environmental and First Nations leaders met Thursday in Ottawa with Pelosi and Ed Markey, chair of the U.S. House of Representatives select committee on energy independence and global warming.

"They were very interested in what we had to say about the environmental impacts of the tarsands and the very, very damaging social impacts of the tarsands in the northern Alberta area," Rick Smith, executive director of Environmental Defence, told reporters after the meeting.

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uptherefiners Champion Author Chicago Posts:3,323 Points:684,145 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 7:50:44 PM Ignore uptherefiners Report Abuse ignorant old hag hears nothing that she doesn't want to hear
FPLREP Champion Author Virginia Posts:5,749 Points:1,987,135 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 9:11:58 AM Ignore FPLREP Report Abuse Pelosi is soon to be out of a job...thank goodness as she is a joke.
torn8owx Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:2,313 Points:577,515 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 5:56:22 AM Ignore torn8owx Report Abuse Ah, one of those famous "listening" tours
Amplion Champion Author Oregon Posts:4,249 Points:1,399,510 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 3:08:08 AM Ignore Amplion Report Abuse RETIRE PELOSI & DeFAZIO IN NOVEMBER !!!!!
urban_dweller Champion Author Orlando Posts:1,659 Points:65,420 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 12:25:12 AM Ignore urban_dweller Report Abuse Pelosi most likely is out of a job as House Speaker in a matter of months, so does this PR exercise really mean anything?
RedRam2005 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:5,711 Points:1,059,485 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 12:11:07 AM Ignore RedRam2005 Report Abuse Having a "hearing" does not mean that anyone is going to listen or act.
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:4,716 Points:982,400 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Sep 10, 2010 12:06:31 AM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse We have many politicians that say in public they're committed to reducing the US off of fossil fuels. Yet, none of them actually do anything. Could it be that these oil companies have purchased so many of our elected officials to make any kind of progress impossible? Hmmmm, could be....
Jeff4U Champion Author Atlanta Posts:5,976 Points:1,387,620 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 11:38:25 PM Ignore Jeff4U Report Abuse Pelosi will probably encourage Canadians to pass energy bills - but not to read them until after they're passed.
coughlin Champion Author San Jose Posts:3,346 Points:757,100 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 10:46:42 PM Ignore coughlin Report Abuse Oilsand production is getting worse.
POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,148 Points:828,370 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 9:37:43 PM Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse I had a good answer; but the preceding one is far better; Play it again Sam...............................................The likelyhood of anything really coming out of oilsand production that's consumer friendly and doesn't bankrupt the company who tries to do it is the same as getting a lap dance from Nancy Pelosi: impossible without ethanol.
Pbandgrassroots Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:2,121 Points:328,150 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 9:27:22 PM Ignore Pbandgrassroots Report Abuse The likelyhood of anything really coming out of oilsand production that's consumer friendly and doesn't bankrupt the company who tries to do it is the same as getting a lap dance from Nancy Pelosi: impossible without alcohol
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:7,223 Points:1,172,335 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 8:09:08 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse Too bad it is out of sight and out of mind for most Canadians.
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:2,900 Points:562,385 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 7:11:16 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse Any oil sands project is $$$$.
Jeff1944 Champion Author South Dakota Posts:3,098 Points:679,840 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Sep 9, 2010 5:40:50 PM Ignore Jeff1944 Report Abuse Mrs. Pelosi is against any oil sands project. I do not believe she was there to listen. She is a greenie and will continue to be so, in my opinion.