Comments on: BP proves Beyond Petroleum was greenwashing, joins “biggest global warming crime ever seen” http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/18/bp-beyond-petroleum-greenwashing-canadian-tar-sands/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:16:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: David http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/18/bp-beyond-petroleum-greenwashing-canadian-tar-sands/#comment-7329 David Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:01:54 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/18/bp-beyond-petroleum-greenwashing-canadian-tar-sands/#comment-7329 Oh my. How shocking. An oil company is investing in oil extraction. What's next? A pet store selling pets? Dunkin Donuts selling donuts? Oh my. How shocking. An oil company is investing in oil extraction. What’s next? A pet store selling pets? Dunkin Donuts selling donuts?

]]> By: Albert http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/18/bp-beyond-petroleum-greenwashing-canadian-tar-sands/#comment-7330 Albert Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:20:45 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/18/bp-beyond-petroleum-greenwashing-canadian-tar-sands/#comment-7330 Snark away, David. When a company spends millions painting itself as forward-looking and trying to go green (with their investments in solar, particularly) it's still worth pointing out to people when they throw tar in our faces. Snark away, David. When a company spends millions painting itself as forward-looking and trying to go green (with their investments in solar, particularly) it’s still worth pointing out to people when they throw tar in our faces.

]]> By: jmd http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/18/bp-beyond-petroleum-greenwashing-canadian-tar-sands/#comment-7331 jmd Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:44:56 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/18/bp-beyond-petroleum-greenwashing-canadian-tar-sands/#comment-7331 Is that stuff the reason why BP keeps insisting they need to dump more pollution into Lake Michigan from the Whiting, IN refinery? Is that stuff the reason why BP keeps insisting they need to dump more pollution into Lake Michigan from the Whiting, IN refinery?

]]> By: Joe http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/18/bp-beyond-petroleum-greenwashing-canadian-tar-sands/#comment-7334 Joe Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:03:13 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/18/bp-beyond-petroleum-greenwashing-canadian-tar-sands/#comment-7334 The tar sands is not so much oil extraction as carbon-intensive oil production. It may be what typical oil companies do, but BP was claiming to be "Beyond Petroleum" and very GHG-friendly. Not! The tar sands is not so much oil extraction as carbon-intensive oil production. It may be what typical oil companies do, but BP was claiming to be “Beyond Petroleum” and very GHG-friendly. Not!

]]> By: David B. Benson http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/18/bp-beyond-petroleum-greenwashing-canadian-tar-sands/#comment-7338 David B. Benson Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:29:31 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/18/bp-beyond-petroleum-greenwashing-canadian-tar-sands/#comment-7338 This solar plan looks much better: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=a-solar-grand-plan This solar plan looks much better:

http://www.sciam.com/ article.cfm?id=a-solar-grand-plan

]]> By: Ronald http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/18/bp-beyond-petroleum-greenwashing-canadian-tar-sands/#comment-7344 Ronald Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:48:36 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/18/bp-beyond-petroleum-greenwashing-canadian-tar-sands/#comment-7344 All the oil companies will be falling in the not to distant future. Oil Peak has maybe hit and the oil companies have no other place to go with the decreases in oil production. It makes it that much more important to have plug-in alternatives. All the oil companies will be falling in the not to distant future. Oil Peak has maybe hit and the oil companies have no other place to go with the decreases in oil production. It makes it that much more important to have plug-in alternatives.

]]> By: JCH http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/18/bp-beyond-petroleum-greenwashing-canadian-tar-sands/#comment-22620 JCH Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:10:35 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2007/12/18/bp-beyond-petroleum-greenwashing-canadian-tar-sands/#comment-22620 What provides the power for plug ins? How soon? In the meantime, from where does the oil to keep the economy moving come? Peak oil isn't the immediate problem. The immediate problem is easy oil. At 86 billion barrels a year, the easy oil is quickly depleting. They invest in tar sands because it's all that is left. Offshore and tar sands. What provides the power for plug ins? How soon? In the meantime, from where does the oil to keep the economy moving come? Peak oil isn’t the immediate problem. The immediate problem is easy oil. At 86 billion barrels a year, the easy oil is quickly depleting.

They invest in tar sands because it’s all that is left. Offshore and tar sands.

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