Monday, September 5, 2011

Re: Ethical Oil

Do these people know what really is going on?

On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 5:03 PM, THE ANNOINTED ONE <markmkahle@gmail.com> wrote:
> Too bad its a satire.... I'd like to join !!!!!
>
> On Sep 4, 12:57 pm, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>  ** **
>>
>> [image: Americans 4 OPEC] <http://ethicaloil.org/>****
>>
>> * This photo is a satire****
>>
>> For more than 40 years, we Americans have powered our businesses, fueled our
>> cars, and made our lives more comfortable with the help of OPEC oil.****
>>
>> We think that special relationship is worth protecting.****
>>
>> That's why we've started a new group to do just that: Americans4OPEC.
>> Currently, the Obama Administration is on the verge of approving a pipeline
>> that could deliver nearly a million barrels of Canada's "oil sands" oil to
>> American markets every single day, reducing US dependence on our OPEC
>> friends. Every barrel of oil we buy from Canada undermines our support for
>> our traditional OPEC allies by displacing OPEC imports. We appreciate, and
>> are grateful for the fact that Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Venezuela and
>> the United Arab Emirates have kept America supplied with oil, reasonably
>> consistently, for decades. We have come to depend on our OPEC friends and
>> they have come to depend on us. The pipeline from Canada will even displace
>> new sources of OPEC oil, like Venezuela's heavy crude. That's no way to
>> treat a friend.****
>>
>> Americans4OPEC was founded to let our political leaders know that we cherish
>> that special relationship.****
>>
>> Unfortunately, bullying by the Canadian prime minister and the Canadian oil
>> industry, and this bizarre "ethical oil" argument that seems to imply Canada
>> is a more tolerant, open, and ethical country than our traditional allies in
>> OPEC regimes, have succeeded in getting the pipeline through several stages
>> of the U.S. government's approval process. We have to stop Keystone XL
>> before it's too late. That's why Americans4OPEC is speaking out for
>> America's best interests — telling President Obama that we don't want
>> Canada's oil. And with our partners in OPEC ready, willing and able to sell
>> us all the oil we want, we don't need the Keystone XL pipeline, either. We
>> don't need new sources of oil as long as we can continue being supplied by
>> existing sources. Join us, Americans4OPEC*, in standing up against Canada's
>> oil and standing up for our valuable, longtime OPEC allies.****
>>
>> * Americans4OPEC is not a real organization, but a satire created by
>> EthicalOil.org <http://ethicaloil.org/> to highlight the choice Americans
>> now have: A choice between several more decades of dependency on OPEC's
>> conflict oil or a future built on reliable, secure, and peaceful ethical oil
>> from neighboring Canada.****
>>
>>  ****
>>  Americans4OPEC: Blame Canada!****
>>
>> September 1st, 2011  |  By: Alykhan****
>>
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>>  ****
>>
>> Earlier today, I snapped a few photos of Americans4OPEC, which today joined
>> the anti-Keystone XL protests outside the White House. Here's one of the
>> photos and the group's press statement. You can visit their website at
>> Americans4OPEC.com <http://americans4opec.com/>****
>>
>> <http://www.ethicaloil.org/media/2011/09/IMG_1118-protest.jpg>****
>>
>> Americans4OPEC statement, which is available on their website:****
>>
>> "For more than 40 years, we Americans have powered our businesses, fueled
>> our cars, and made our lives more comfortable with the help of OPEC oil.****
>>
>> We think that special relationship is worth protecting.****
>>
>> That's why we've started a new group to do just that: Americans4OPEC.
>> Currently, the Obama Administration is on the verge of approving a pipeline
>> that could deliver nearly a million barrels of Canada's "oil sands" oil to
>> American markets every single day, reducing US dependence on our OPEC
>> friends. Every barrel of oil we buy from Canada undermines our support for
>> our traditional OPEC allies by displacing OPEC imports. We appreciate, and
>> are grateful for the fact that Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Venezuela and
>> the United Arab Emirates have kept America supplied with oil, reasonably
>> consistently, for decades. We have come to depend on our OPEC friends and
>> they have come to depend on us. The pipeline from Canada will even displace
>> new sources of OPEC oil, like Venezuela's heavy crude. That's no way to
>> treat a friend.****
>>
>> Americans4OPEC was founded to let our political leaders know that we cherish
>> that special relationship.****
>>
>> Unfortunately, bullying by the Canadian prime minister and the Canadian oil
>> industry, and this bizarre "ethical oil" argument that seems to imply Canada
>> is a more tolerant, open, and ethical country than our traditional allies in
>> OPEC regimes, have succeeded in getting the pipeline through several stages
>> of the U.S. government's approval process. We have to stop Keystone XL
>> before it's too late. That's why Americans4OPEC is speaking out for
>> America's best interests — telling President Obama that we don't want
>> Canada's oil. And with our partners in OPEC ready, willing and able to sell
>> us all the oil we want, we don't need the Keystone XL pipeline, either. We
>> don't need new sources of oil as long as we can continue being supplied by
>> existing sources. Join us, Americans4OPEC*, in standing up against Canada's
>> oil and standing up for our valuable, longtime OPEC allies.****
>>
>> * Americans4OPEC is not a real organization, but a satire created by
>> EthicalOil.org <http://ethicaloil.org/> to highlight the choice Americans
>> now have: A choice between several more decades of dependency on OPEC's
>> conflict oil or a future built on reliable, secure, and peaceful ethical oil
>> from neighboring Canada."****
>>
>>  IMG_1118-protest-300x225.jpg
>> 36KViewDownload
>>
>>  americans4opec.jpg
>> 346KViewDownload
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