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I like the idea of getting our energy from canada, and even russia, before the middle-east. Or, how about we start figuring out a way to efficiently convert that 300 years of global-energy-consumption worth of coal under our own soil into usable gasoline.
You do realize that it goes through an area that if contaminated will result in billions in losses as well as billions in water decontamination? GOP Congressmen, Governors and Legislatures are against the pipeline for that reason.
Are there any areas where this wouldn't be true?
wouldn't that be local governments using eminent domain?
Beneath the peat bogs and boreal forests in the northern part of this Canadian province are among the largest oil reserves in the world. Canadians have been getting it out of the prairies for over 100 years and piping much of it to the United States, which imports more oil from Canada than anywhere else.
But President Obama's denial of a permit for a new oil pipeline from Canada to Texas that has been worked on for years has angered many here who claim that the U.S. environmental lobby is harming their livelihoods without scientific basis.
They even accuse it of illegally assisting Canadian environmental groups and say it's time to scrap plans to sell more oil to America and step up efforts to redirect the pipeline to the Pacific Coast and energy-hungry markets overseas. - Pro-oil Canada fights U.S. environmental groups
Why would President Obama want to hinder our best source of oil? Makes no sense at all.
Blocking the pipeline is costing us jobs and is increasing gas prices.
I oppose the notion of selling the US more oil. We need to re-nationalise it and sell only the surplus after supplying our own market. There is no reason our gas prices should be fluctuating due to stupidity in the Middle East when we have enough oil in Alberta to supply ourselves.
Alaska is ready to send more oil south but the Obama government doesn't want it.
Oil companies are struggling to survive, and you want to deny them tax breaks?
The short answer is Obama does not want to confront the environmental whackos who helped him get elected.
"We" have enough oil in Alberta? You mean Alberta has enough oil in Alberta.
"We" have enough oil in Alberta? You mean Alberta has enough oil in Alberta.
It’s easy to figure out
OIL …. Bad
Coal……Bad
High gas prices …. Good
That’s Obama’s philosophy
It's also my philosophy, too. It's time we look towards the future.
The future should include fully utilizing coal and gas, not harming families by jumping up gas prices and not fully utilizing coal and gas resources.
Except for a bunch of refineries in California, most of the US refineries are in the South, and many along the route where the pipeline would come down. So there is plenty of potential to refine more oil for US consumption.
Except that it won't be for US consumption. It'll be refined and put on a tanker to China.
If the price of oil sinks to a certain point, the pipeline and the oil sands will suddenly dry up until it becomes profitable again.
Grant the Alaskan pipeline has been running at 60 of capacity for over 2 decades.. and the last projects by the majors were shut down because of Palin's windfall tax. You have no idea what you are talking about.
By "we," I do mean "we." As in Canadians, because I'm a Canadian.
LOL, seriously???? You want to separate like the Quebecers??? LOL
The Alberta Tar Sands--that are now golden in many an eye--were considered complete garbage in the 70's and 80's. By OUR OWN government, none-the-less.
But heck, harming their health is no big deal, eh? If you don't believe the averse effects that these industrial practices have on our health, then you are either naive or uninformed.
In fact technology has advanced to the point where there isn't near the risks there once was. All you need do is ask the coal miners and their unions.
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