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The Keystone XL pipeline will trigger the expansion of oil sands, causing carbon pollution to increase by more than 1.2 billion tonnes over its 50-year life, which basically goes against President Obama’s criteria, said Thursday actor turned environmentalist, Robert Redford.
In an opinion piece published by The Huffington Post, Redford argues that as a “major driver of tarsands expansion” and therefore a significant contributor to climate change, Keystone XL should be denied a permit.
We would have to park every single car in America for a full year to make up for the carbon pollution the tar sands pipeline would dump into our atmosphere.
… Canadians don’t want tar sands shipped across their waterways, ranches, communities and farms. Well, neither do we.
Obama is expected to make the final decision on the Keystone XL, by far the most debated pipeline in history, in the fall.
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3 Comments
Nick
Re; Keystone XL fails to meet Obama’s conditions: Redford
As a Canadian in my opinion, the Keystone XL Pipeline fails Canada by not standing up and being an accountable Sovereign Country for itself period. It’s about time Canada stops relying on the its good neighbour to the South, the United States for 85% of its economy.
Follow the money and you will solve the problems.
Oil Energy Markets is the nucleus of all wealth, controlled by the wealthy associated to big oil companies which in turn controls elected governments and breeds corruption and dissention among the rank of political beliefs. So who is protecting who? Blow a little wind up my ass please…
Two thirds of all Canadian oil produced is sold to the United States is equal to the same portion of Americas oil energy needs; and what’s worse Canada is selling that crude oil supply at about $65.00 USD per barrel and lower, when the same crude oil could be exported to other countries around the world at spot market price of $104.00 USD per barrel. It’s a no brainier to peddle oil at $65.00 per barrel.
Bottom line is, Canada as a Sovereign Country sold out the majority of its refinery industry to American Oil Companies and in turn shut them down and dismantled them. The fact is the majority of Canadian Oil Companies are in name only, and yes they comply to Canadian laws applicable to the oil production, but it is the Power of American ownership that controls these companies to produce Canadian Oil; and influences the related governments decision making process.
Trans Canada Pipeline who is pushing the Keystone XL Project is a Canadian incorporated company publicly listed on the NYSE and the majority shareholder control position is American entities, this provides the opportunity to Suck & Blow both ways on getting approval for the Keystone XL pipeline.
If the project is turned down, no worry they can focus on pushing pipe lines to the west and east coasts of Canada which would be the best choice, because Canada’s economy mainly relies on exporting oil & gas. Without being able to bring the oil & gas to the world export markets it is sunk in the sand. Maybe the Uncle Sam will print a few more trillion dollars and carry Canada on its back… lol. (I think not)
Canada should build the pipelines to, and it’s own oil refineries & LNG Plants on the west & east coasts to process this type of crude. About time Canada expands its growth, it is the second largest land mass in the world, the size of an elephant with a population the size of a postage stamp, rich in oil & gas and minerals’ with blacktop highways to nowhere.
When Americas Astronauts were flying over Canada at night they thought Canada was having a Black Out, No, that wasn’t problem, Canada has
always been left in the dark growing mushrooms. “It’s the Canadian Way” eh!
All of this and more perpetrates the lack of intelligence in protecting the environment in the world we live in. To use the phrase; “A Tree Hugger” I’m not, to help protect the environment in a responsible manner is right and the majority would agree.
Building pipelines is an necessity for transportation of oil & gas and to protect
the environment is equally important if not more so. It is this energy source
that is vital to our existence today, there are so many areas of concern that
are causing alarming attention to and damage to our environment. The question
is are you willing to “PAY” to reduce and or eliminate environmental damage?
If so it is not a problem, if not it is a problem.
Why should a simple pipeline become a political issue of concern to the environment and or the tar sands? It has become a scenario of bullshit poker, who bullshits the best wins. When was the last time you have seen any intelligence applied to environmental contributing polluting issues to be accounted for by allocating funding in ongoing educational research & development of technologies and methods?
Therefore, maybe a percentage tacked on to the cost of producing a barrel of crude and a percentage from the finished oil products, as environmental issues are created on both ends. If you asked the Science and engineering communities and the Universities there is a real lack funds to find and provide solutions to these problems. A reduction in Environmental issues cannot be resolved without
R&D and sufficient funds to do so period.
Today, we have some of the best educated people in the world slinging hash in some high end restaurants, it makes you wonder do we really want to find solutions to our problems. We can’t continue to cry environment on one hand and cry business on the other hand it needs balance. Even the fat cats don’t want wallow in their own shit. So buck up!
Assuming the Keystone Pipeline is estimated to cost 3.0 billion dollars, and of course utilizing the most safest technologies of today, why not raise 1.0 billion more for R&D on how to build even better & safer pipelines and processing
methods of the tar sands crude.
After all we want to protect the environment right? and we need the energy and love making money, this is the price you need to pay to have a balance with business activities and the environment. Billions and Billions of dollars are spent on lobbying governments in trying to sell bullshit going nowhere, than there is actually spent in R&D to solve the problems.
For every action there is a reaction, and it’s the reaction that is not being
addressed, not to forget it is long term. Think about what you are passing on
to your children, grandchild, great grandchildren assuming you have an interest
in human life and living things will survive and exist on the planet. That’s up
to you, and if you don’t give a shit, farewell because you won’t living that
long either and you take nothing with you. However, some die trying…
marpy
Go home Redford! You have no credibility. Just an old actor looking for a cause about sums it up. A cause that takes jobs from Americans, keeps America in a situation where it buys oil from its enemies rather than its friends and works against North American energy independence. A Real Lousy Cause at that!!
Jake
Ignorance is bliss, I suppose. Stick to movies fella, you don’t have a clue how things work in the real world. The development and production will continue whether or not Keystone is completed. The only choice we have is whether or not we want to enjoy some of the bounty here in the USA (including taxes, jobs, etc.).