--- title: "6 Bitumen Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 6 Bitumen quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Bitumen sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faa/andrew-nikiforuk-72359_alberta_probably-no-single-event-highlights-the_161560.jpg" --- > [Probably no single event highlights the strength of Campbell's argument (on peak oil) better than the rapid development of the Alberta tar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-nikiforuk/probably-no-single-event-highlights-the-strength-of-campbell-s/) [Andrew Nikiforuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-nikiforuk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faa/andrew-nikiforuk-72359_alberta_probably-no-single-event-highlights-the_161560.jpg) > [When we talk about product by pipeline or product by rail we need to be highly specific about what product we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-may/when-we-talk-about-product-by-pipeline-or-product-by-rail-we-need-to/) [Elizabeth May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d8/elizabeth-may-2556_again_when-we-talk-about-product-by-pipeline-o_1499655.png) > [The safest way to ship bitumen is by rail. Now, there are other things that you get doing it that way. There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-may/the-safest-way-to-ship-bitumen-is-by-rail-now-there-are-other-things/) [Elizabeth May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/elizabeth-may-2556_climate_the-safest-way-to-ship-bitumen-is-by-rai_1688558.png) > [Bitumen is junk energy. A joule, or unit of energy, invested in extracting and processing bitumen returns only four to six joules…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-homer-dixon/bitumen-is-junk-energy-a-joule-or-unit-of-energy-invested-in/) [Thomas Homer-Dixon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-homer-dixon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/thomas-homer-dixon-31705_america_bitumen-is-junk-energy-a-joule-or-unit-o_2390957.png) > [It doesn't make sense to have a bitumen export economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-may/it-doesn-t-make-sense-to-have-a-bitumen-export-economy/) [Elizabeth May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-may/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/elizabeth-may-2556_economy_it-doesn-t-make-sense-to-have-a-bitumen_2568054.png) > [I know what difference it makes to a community if a dirt road becomes a bitumen road.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gladys-berejiklian/i-know-what-difference-it-makes-to-a-community-if-a-dirt-road-becomes/) [Gladys Berejiklian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gladys-berejiklian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3c/gladys-berejiklian-7426_becomes_i-know-what-difference-it-makes-to-a-com_3032732.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bitumen/#itemlist", "name": "Bitumen Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Probably no single event highlights the strength of Campbell's argument (on peak oil) better than the rapid development of the Alberta tar sands. Bitumen, the world's ugliest and most expensive hydrocarbon, can never be a reasonable substitute for light oil due to its extreme capital, energy, and carbon intensity. 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