Al Gore criticizes Canadian Elections

Al Gore gets on the oil/environment platform again and demonstrates just how far out of touch with reality he is. From the Calgary Herald:

Gore accuses big oil of bankrolling Tories
Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore has accused the oil industry of financially backing the Tories and their "ultra-conservative leader" to protect its stake in Alberta's lucrative oilsands.

Canadians, Gore said, should vigilantly keep watch over prime minister-designate Stephen Harper because he has a pro-oil agenda and wants to pull out of the Kyoto accord -- an international agreement to combat climate change.

"The election in Canada was partly about the tar sands projects in Alberta," Gore said Wednesday while attending the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.

"And the financial interests behind the tar sands project poured a lot of money and support behind an ultra-conservative leader in order to win the election . . . and to protect their interests."

Darcie Park, spokeswoman for oilsands giant Suncor Energy, said she's taken aback by Gore's remarks and hopes they don't resonate with Canadians.

"Our company just doesn't do business that way. We're really puzzled about where these comments came from," she said.

Unnnhhh Al... The Canadian Oil Sands have been commercially developed for the last 12 years starting with the foundation in 1994 of CONRAD: The Canadian Oil Sands Network for Research and Development. Throughout this entire time, the government in Canada has been liberal. The sands are now outputting one million barrels per day as cited in this paper by Dr. Eddy Isaacs. Dr. Isaacs is the director of the Alberta Energy Research Institute. As for Al Gore saying that Stephen Harper wants to pull out of Kyoto. Harper should as Kyoto is a hellishly flawed bit of doggerel that should never have seen the light of day. Good one Mr. Gore. Nice to know that you have not lost your grip on reality...