First there was the big news:
BREAKING: State Dept. raises no major environmental objections to Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 31, 2014
In states the Keystone pipeline would traverse,69% in our Sept poll supported its construction while 28% were opposed http://t.co/5tjn9CtCsv
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) January 31, 2014
And within minutes the Conservative Party of Canada unveiled the ad above and various politicians took to social media to sell it.
President Obama's State Dept says #KXL from an environmental standpoint won't significantly impact climate change. Facts are stubborn things
— Brad Wall (@PremierBradWall) January 31, 2014
Now for some evidence-based governing. “@liamdenning: State reckons railing Canadian crude instead of #KXL means 27.8% higher GHG emissions”
— James Moore (@JamesMoore_org) January 31, 2014
I see Keystone going nowhere ,and that is a good thing ,because doing more buisiness with our natural resouress is no good ,because China is still a communist country with sides North Korea. Good for the USA for seeing that.
Clearly not yet. Too much opposition. too many environmental groups, legal loopholes, and mainstream opposition. Perhaps it will be reviewed again in 18 months or so when we have a competent Prime Minister. I guarantee Harper will not get his pipeline.
Keystone is a strong piece of our economy. It does not pose the end-of-the-world environmental problems that are touted by the ill-informed, the ignorant and the attention-seekers.
If you do not want oil, stop driving your cars. Stop expecting trucks to deliver produce to grocery stores. Go back to living in a pre-industrial society and stop whining about non-extant skies falling.