Murdoch Tweets Opposition To Keystone XL: It Brings ‘Lots of Heavy, Dirty Oil Across Country’

[kpete]

Rupert Murdoch Tweets Opposition To Keystone XL: It Brings ‘Lots of Heavy, Dirty Oil Across Country’
By Rebecca Leber on Feb 21, 2013 at 10:37 am

Over the weekend, 35,000 Forward On Climate protesters called on President Obama to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. They apparently had one surprising ally: News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch.

In a series of tweets Friday, Murdoch questioned if the Keystone XL project is worth the risk:

Rupert Murdoch ✔ @rupertmurdoch

Is Keystone Pipeline really good idea? Bringing lots of heavy, dirty oil across country, when fracked , cheaper, cleaner energy available
11:13 PM - 15 Feb 13

Rupert Murdoch ✔ @rupertmurdoch

Keystone Pipeline not needed for energy independence. Many opinions, let's discuss. And let's stop wasting money on ridiculous windmills.
11:17 PM - 15 Feb 13

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/02/21/1618011/murdoch-keystone-pipeline/

[joeybee12]

1. Apparently he didn't buy stock in Keystone...that's his ONLY objection...

And then he thinks fracking is so great...he DID buy stock there...phucker.

[earthside]

2. Right about Keystone.

Wrong about wind power.

And here is a very interesting analysis that explains why tar sands production doesn't make economic sense:

What EROI tells us about ROI
By Chris Nelder

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/what-eroi-tells-us-about-roi/361