The Keystone Pipeline is a Legitimate Issue and Should Not Be Approved
The controversy surrounding the Keystone XL Pipeline proposal steams from very legitimate concerns. While the issue has attracted support from some parties, it is apparent that many, including environmental activists, civilians and politician have strongly opposed the move, but the big question is, what are the specific reasons is in all this? According to Natural Resource Defense Council, NADR a New York based natural environment gives a comprehensive account why the move will be disastrous not only to natural environment but also to people (NADR). In addition, other non- partisan organizations like the Friends of Earth have also voiced their opposition to …show more content…
To begin with, the miners leave behind a very ugly legacy. A lot of water and chemicals is used to extract oil from the dirt. In the article of Friends of the Earth note that it takes three barrels of water to extra a single barrel of oil. The water from the extraction contains very toxic components. It cannot be released into the streams. It is left with gaping holes. But the reality is that these toxic eventually find their way to clean water streams used for domestic purposes. This is evident from the plight of communities living around the Northern Alberta are in Canada. At Fort Chipewyan, small towns of less than 1500 people, hundreds of people have died of cancer ranging from skin cancers to those affecting the internal organs (Friends of Earth). This is just the beginning; the construction of Keystone XL will see this multiply and spread. This is the reality, not mention the massive destruction of forest harboring the world rarest species of animals, some of which are on the brink of extinction. In the long run, and as is the case now, the project will create billions to the company and Canadian government while the vulnerable civilians lead a miserable life as their environment is destroyed and dirtied with toxic
The controversy surrounding the Keystone XL Pipeline proposal steams from very legitimate concerns. While the issue has attracted support from some parties, it is apparent that many, including environmental activists, civilians and politician have strongly opposed the move, but the big question is, what are the specific reasons is in all this? According to Natural Resource Defense Council, NADR a New York based natural environment gives a comprehensive account why the move will be disastrous not only to natural environment but also to people (NADR). In addition, other non- partisan organizations like the Friends of Earth have also voiced their opposition to …show more content…
To begin with, the miners leave behind a very ugly legacy. A lot of water and chemicals is used to extract oil from the dirt. In the article of Friends of the Earth note that it takes three barrels of water to extra a single barrel of oil. The water from the extraction contains very toxic components. It cannot be released into the streams. It is left with gaping holes. But the reality is that these toxic eventually find their way to clean water streams used for domestic purposes. This is evident from the plight of communities living around the Northern Alberta are in Canada. At Fort Chipewyan, small towns of less than 1500 people, hundreds of people have died of cancer ranging from skin cancers to those affecting the internal organs (Friends of Earth). This is just the beginning; the construction of Keystone XL will see this multiply and spread. This is the reality, not mention the massive destruction of forest harboring the world rarest species of animals, some of which are on the brink of extinction. In the long run, and as is the case now, the project will create billions to the company and Canadian government while the vulnerable civilians lead a miserable life as their environment is destroyed and dirtied with toxic