RON BAILEY: “Conflict Oil” vs. Canadian Oil. “Why would the U.S. want to depend on ‘conflict oil’ imported from countries run by unsavory regimes like those of Venezuela, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia? And whose oil is really dirtier?” It’s not whether it’s cleaner or dirtier, it’s whether or not it’s under the eyes of Western environmentalists.
UPDATE: Saudis Don’t Like Oil Sands Either. Follow the money. . . .