Keystone Pipeline

Keystone XL Pipeline Proposal: A Step Backward A pipeline through our country to supply our need for crude oil is a backward concept, as we should be working toward a clean renewable energy source. Our current reliance on crude oil has us in a panic to find ways to obtain this crude oil with cheaper and easier methods. The Keystone XL Pipeline Plan will not be a cheap and easy way to obtain more fossil fuel and it will cause more damage to our environment and climate as well as harm our safety…

State and other Federal and State agencies have conducted extensive analysis of the technical and environmental impacts of the pipeline and have found it to be the most efficient and environmentally effective means of oil transport between Canada and the United States. The Department of State found that incremental life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with the pipeline are estimated in the range of 0.07 to 0.83 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, with the upper end of…

Keystone XL is a pipeline that will carry crude oil from Alberta, Canada’s tar sand oil reserves to Nebraska and Texas where the crude oil will be refined. This pipeline was first proposed in 2005 by the TransCanada Corporation, and the extension that we know as Keystone XL was proposed in 2008 where its purpose was to increase American jobs in the Midwest as well as decrease our dependence on foreign oil supplies. This pipeline has been surrounded by controversy since the genesis of the…

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…

opened my mind to current events, and figuratively brought me to places in the world I have never traveled. Recently, the topic “Should we extend the Keystone XL Pipeline to transport more crude oil from Canada into America?” came to mind and mind spun with ideas about the Canadian ecosystem, the shoreline, and the increase in jobs if we extend the Pipeline; concluding that. there are no simplistic answers to solve the abundance of complex questions concerning these issues. You cannot live life…

Washington Times journalist, Ben Wolfgang, wrote an article on November 4, 2015 about Obama’s decision concerning the Keystone Pipeline. President Obama, declined the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, the political fight over the Canada to Texas project. This project has been going on for much of his presidency. His decision sparked opposition among critics who say the administration’s decision-making process was corrupted by politics. Secretary of State John Kerry also stated that the…

actions could have on society. For the past few years, Canada and the United States have started to build a pipeline that travels through both countries. This pipeline known as the Keystone Pipeline and it carries petroleum across the country. Recently, they have proposed an additional pipeline called the Keystone XL which has not been installed yet. The installation of the Keystone XL pipeline should be disapproved by the United States Government for it will bring both environmental and…

that influence Congress vote on the 2014 Keystones XL Pipeline. As a recent solution has come about, the help of Congress is needed to overturn the decision that President Obama made in regards to the approval of a project by the name of Keystone XL Pipeline 2014. This project is considered to be the safest and most advanced oil pipeline operation in North America. The Keystone XL Pipeline is a 1,179-mile, 36-inch diameter crude oil pipeline that will stretch from Hardisty,…

I support the building of the Keystone XL pipeline because it will help out America in the future. Right now the future of the build is uncertain while it cannot get passed through the government. The Keystone XL pipeline can be beneficial for the U.S economically and environmentally. in multiple ways. The building of the Keystone XL pipeline will tremendously help the U.S in more than one way. The LIUNA website states the following: [The Keystone XL] will unlock good, family-supporting…

The Keystone XL Pipeline is one of the most controversial policy issues in the last few years. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on not only physical pipeline building but also on lobbyist movements to either approve or vote down the proposed pipeline. With potentially massive environmental effects looming, the battle between an environmentally conscious president and an opposing Congress has grown into an international dispute. Legislation for the pipeline was first introduced…