[Ost-news] "Tar Sands Aren't Restricted by U.S. Law"

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Bingaman Says Canadian Oil Sands Aren't Restricted by U.S. Law  
By Tina Seeley

June 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. legislation prohibiting the federal government from buying alternative fuels that have higher greenhouse-gas emissions doesn't apply to Canadian oil sands, Senator Jeff Bingaman said.

``Producing fuel from oil sands is not a new technology,'' Bingaman said today at a meeting of the Canadian American Business Council in Washington. The New Mexico Democrat said he supports clarifying language that the House of Representatives has already approved.

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