Tarsands is not oil, is worse for the environment than oil, and will cost more to refine. There is no guarantee the US will enjoy benefits from using tarsands 'oil' instead of oil from the Middle East. TransCanada has had 11 spill accidents in 1 year on a new pipeline using the same technology planned for KXL. Canada does not want a pipeline to deliver tarsands to their West Coast! Why would we want it to cross 6 US states and 2000 miles. A tarsands spill in Kalamazoo, Michigan has left the river unusable for drinking water after a year, and 300 hundred families were forced to leave their homes near the river. The longterm effects on health of tarsands exposure are unknown.
Seven thousand of the jobs 'associated' with KXL are jobs that produced the pipeline KXL will use, already purchased from South Korea. TransCanada admits onlly 6500 construction jobs of 2 years duration will be created for the project. 'Spin-off' jobs are over-estimated based on the number of jobs created by the Alaska pipeline, which created many jobs as a result of being built in an isolated area with few existing services available. We cannot expect the same number of new 'spin-off' jobs for KXL!
We should leave this muck in the ground, and focus on clean, renewable energy sources. Abandon the KXL project!
not sure, but i could use some of those high paying jobs.... other than that, im not sure if the pay off is worth it or not, but i would bet it is.
ReplyDeleteHere is a link that might interest you: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/01/18/six-reasons-keystone-xl-was-bad-deal-all-along/ Much has been exposed about the Keystone project since I wrote my blog entry, and it could definitely use an update. Thank you for reading and commenting. And good luck with your job search!
DeleteHave you seen this regarding John Boehner's investment in the pipeline companies? http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002235043
ReplyDeleteThank you Cletis for your comment! I haven't read that article yet, but I am aware of his investments. I have learned so much more about this issue since I wrote this entry. I'm not really an 'environmentalist,' but this is a catastrophe waiting to happen. I'm thankful to the environmentalists for bringing it to our attention!
DeleteYou are so right,and thank you for writing this.
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Thank you for your comment. I'm just sorry I'm not a real writer--it should have been updated by now! There's much more to say about this ill-conceived project.
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