Controversial Pipeline?

[iSeeDumbPeople]

Hey all

 

What are your thoughts on building a pipeline from Canada to US?

 

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The U.S. $13 billion Keystone pipeline system will play an important role in linking a secure and growing supply of Canadian crude oil with the largest refining markets in the United States, significantly improving North American security supply.

In June 2010 TransCanada commenced commercial operation of the first phase of the Keystone Pipeline System. Keystone's first phase was highlighted by the conversion of natural gas pipeline to crude oil pipeline and construction of an innovative bullet line that brings the crude oil non-stop from Canada to market hubs in the U.S. Midwest.

Keystone Cushing (Phase II), an extension of the Keystone Pipeline from Steele City, Nebraska to Cushing, Oklahoma went into service in February 2011. The 36-inch pipeline connects to storage and distribution facilities at Cushing, a major crude oil marketing/refining and pipeline hub.

The proposed Keystone Gulf Coast Expansion Project is an approximate 2,673-kilometre (1,661-mile), 36-inch crude oil pipeline that would begin at Hardisty, Alberta and extend southeast through Saskatchewan, Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. It would incorporate a portion of the Keystone Pipeline (Phase II) through Nebraska and Kansas to serve markets at Cushing, Oklahoma before continuing through Oklahoma to a delivery point near existing terminals in Nederland, Texas to serve the Port Arthur, Texas marketplace.

 

Source: http://www.transcanada.com/keystone.html

[WaterFish22]

From what I could find from wikipedia it sounds like TransCanada and ConocoPhillips are paying for it.

 

In my mind it  sounds like a good idea if it creates more jobs. There are going to be environmental impacts, but I think more people are worried about were they are going to work next not what happens to the environment.  

[iSeeDumbPeople]

but I think more people are worried about were they are going to work next not what happens to the environment.

I'm sure there are plenty of Greenpeace supporters protesting this too :P

[WaterFish22]

Yeah, I don't blame greenpeace supporters for protesting, but I guess I try to look at how it will help both Canadian and American economy get better. Yeah, I know there might be  nasty spills where the pipeline could pollute air and water supplies, but if the pipeline creates better jobs and gets more people back to work and possible lowers the price of gas, then it sounds like a great investment.

How is this controversial?

[WaterFish22]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_Pipeline

 

Check out the impact section:

[iSeeDumbPeople]

Of course! Oil and fresh water. hahaha.

You can continue to bomb the middle-east to get your oil ;)

[iSeeDumbPeople]

And how does that make us stupid? How long did it take the US to know that Canada has oil? Instead of travelling across the Canada-US border to find oil, they decided they would get the US Army to travel all the way to the middle-east and fight for oil, not to mention get many men killed in battle when they could've fixed the oil issue by crossing the border to get oil - and then no men would be dead and the US economy would be better off, How's that for stupidity? :P