Keystone

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…

Also in the article Should the United States Authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline to Import Tar Sand Oil from Canada, it talks about how, "Indigenous peoples (known as First Nations) in Canada are taking the lead to stop the largest industrial project on Mother Earth: the Tar Sands Gig project. Northern Alberta is ground zero with over 20 corporations operating in the tar sands sacrifice zone, with expanded developments being planned. The cultural heritage, land, ecosystems and human health of…

The Keystone XL: A Multi-layered Policy Issue The Keystone XL, a pipeline purposed by TransCanada Keystone Pipeline would carry Canadian crude oil to American refineries. “A new study by the consulting firm IHS found that most of the oil transported through the pipeline would be refined and consumed within the U.S” . The company primarily responsible for the project has made several major adjustments to its original plan to make it more conducive to the wishes of pipeline opponents. The…

heartbreak and fear. A group of 1,200 of the native people live downstream from a pipeline tailing pond. One hundred of these people have died from cancer caused by tar sands oil, an oil carried downstream from them that is proposed to be used in the Keystone pipeline. Not only have they died from the harmful oil but they have had side effects such as; heart and respiratory conditions, skin issues and nervous system disorders(treehugger).These innocent people can no longer carry on their…

This year President Obama veto the Keystone Pipeline that would have brought oil sand to U.S. refineries from Canada, the pipeline would have come with jobs, oil, and environmental risk, he did not want to risk it. So yet again, the president was at odds with congress, and congress tried to override his decision, but half or just over half decided not to overrule him and some are still trying to get the pipeline built. ("Senate Fails to Override Obama’s Keystone Pipeline Veto.") Its job The…

Keystone XL Pipeline The keystone pipeline is a crude oil pipeline that begins in Northern Alberta, Canada and stretches southward one-thousand one hundred and seventy-nine miles through Steele City, Nebraska where it tapers of east to Patoka, Illinois and the original pipeline stays south all the way down to the Louisiana-Texas border near the Gulf right outside of Houston, Texas. Its main purpose is to transport Canadian crude oil to refineries throughout the mid-west and along the Gulf…

inventions there has been a push for cleaner and more efficient electricity sources. Since the early 1970’s there has been a growing push for people to become more aware of the world around us and preserving what we have. Whenever the question “should the keystone XL pipeline be built?” is asked, many people fail to look deep into the facts before…

due to the presidential election. One being the Keystone XL Pipeline. There are two general sides to this issue. Those in favor of building the pipeline and those against it. Before examining any views on the issue we must first do an in depth analysis on what exactly this pipeline is and why it is so controversial. Then, I will examine how the democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, views the issue. According to BBC News, the Keystone XL pipeline is a 1,897 km long pipeline that…

environmental and economic impacts of the pipeline. One such pipeline that has generated much controversy is in North America (Avery 97). The proposed pipeline system that will originate in Canada and run through to the U.S is referred to as the Keystone pipeline (O’Hara 3). The pipeline runs…

wildlife, and clear water from streams. Now imagine that same exact forest with the Keystone XL Pipeline running through it: wilted and discolored leaves, sick wildlife, and streams smothered in black oil. There was an article published, arguing that the pipeline should be built because it is the safest way to move tar sands oil, does not affect the environment and climate, and creates effective jobs. However, the Keystone XL Pipeline is actually a dangerous way to move oil, affects the…