It appears as though Speaker Pelosi daydreamed her way through Earth Science in College. If she hadn’t she would’ve known that natural gas is a fossil fuel, albeit a clean fossil fuel. The WSJ’s Washington Wire chronicles her bungling that on national TV:

On NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, the speaker twice seemed to suggest that natural gas, an energy source she favors, is not a fossil fuel. “I believe in natural gas as a clean, cheap alternative to fossil fuels,” she said at one point. Natural gas “is cheap, abundant and clean compared to fossil fuels,” she said at another.

Not only is natural gas a fossil fuel, it’s also found in large quantities on the OCS and in ANWR. Ms. Pelosi’s stupidity is what initially got her in this mess. Pride’s what’s keeping her in that PR prison.

Ms. Pelosi must realize just how badly she’s stepped in it because one of her spokespeople, Brendan Daly, already sent the WSJ an explanation. Here’s what the WSJ quotes him as saying:

“She knows it [natural gas] is a fossil fuel but includes it because compared to other fossil fuels (coal and oil) it burns more cleanly,” said Pelosi’s spokesman, Brendan Daly. “Also, it is plentiful domestically and cheaper.”

I’d simply ask Mr. Daly this simple question: If Ms. Pelosi knows that it’s a fossil fuel, why did she slip up twice in a single interview? That actually leads to a second question: If Ms. Pelosi knew this, was it just a simple case of her trying to spin the drilling issue? Or was it that she opened her mouth before she engaged her brain…again?

Here’s something that caught my attention:

Some leading Democrats, including Pelosi, have been eying legislation to encourage such uses of natural gas, as soaring gasoline prices have put pressure on Congress to do something.

Honda makes a natural gas-powered version of the Civic. According to the downloadable brochure, the EPA’s gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) is 24 mpg in the city, 36 mpg on the highway. Now the question is whether that’s cheaper for consumers than using gasoline. The next logical question is whether natural gas prices will stay low if it’s used for powering cars and heating homes. Put another way, is this the next corn-based ethanol? The next logical question is whether there’s enough natural gas that currently isn’t restricted by moratoria to supply America’s needs?

The reason why I’m asking those questions is to see whether Ms. Pelosi is trying to ease consumers’ pain in the pocketbook or if she’s just “trying to save the planet.”

More people are, rightfully, interested in their wallets than saving the planet.

Technorati Tags: Natural Gas, Fossil Fuel, Nancy Pelosi, Brendan Daly, Drilling, Hybrid Cars, Honda Civic, Energy Crisis

Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

1. To (Queen) Pelosi and Daly:

   In the oil & gas business, a company, individual , group , investors or goverment own OIL companies will drill a oil or natural gas well depending on the location of the geology formation that hopefully bears either oil or natural gas or both.

   In alot of instances, both oil & natural gas will be produced from a single well.
   In a gas well , the byproduct (oil) is call condensate (rich gas) produced with the natural gas (Pelosi’s clean fuel!).

   Moral of the story!

   You have to drill, drill, drill, and drill to get natural gas oil with associated natural gas to the surface! into the pipelines.

   What are “WE THE PEOPLE” waiting for OUR REPRESENATIVE OF THE CONGRESS AND SENATE to lift the ban on drilling on the North American Contiential to help in this current shortage of oil & natural gas in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN!

   Have a NICE Day!

   Comment by Leonard Huff III — August 25, 2008 @ 6:47 am

2. Not only that, she needs to go back to 4rth grade catechism for the apostasy she coughed up this Sunday about when human life begins.

   Comment by T.A Gray — August 25, 2008 @ 10:12 pm