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Eugene

(61,914 posts)
Fri Jan 31, 2014, 09:52 AM Jan 2014

Keystone pipeline review looming, likely to show little climate risk

Source: Reuters

Keystone pipeline review looming, likely to show little climate risk

BY LESLEY WROUGHTON AND JEFF MASON
WASHINGTON Fri Jan 31, 2014 7:32am EST

(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is poised to issue an environmental review of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline that will likely say the project will not appreciably increase carbon emissions, sources said late Thursday, forcing President Barack Obama closer to a tough decision.

Rumors swept through Washington late Thursday that the long-delayed review of the 1,179-mile (1,900-km) pipeline to bring oil from Canada to Nebraska would finally be released as soon as Friday.

"The Environmental Impact Statement is in the final stages of preparation and we anticipate a release of the document soon," a senior State Department official said late on Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The comment gives a clearer insight into where the long-awaited assessment stands. One government official said the overdue report, part of a process lasting more than five years that has strained relations with Ottawa, would be released on Friday.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/31/us-usa-energy-keystone-idUSBREA0U0AK20140131

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Keystone pipeline review looming, likely to show little climate risk (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2014 OP
The water is at risk yellerpup Jan 2014 #1
What about all of the other pipelines that already criss-cross the Oglalla? OnlinePoker Jan 2014 #5
They are not pushing oil yellerpup Jan 2014 #7
We are not (overly) concerned about carbon emissions NV Whino Jan 2014 #2
exactly how, is rail transport better than a pipeline?...nt quadrature Jan 2014 #4
I don't think it is. NV Whino Jan 2014 #10
Did anyone really think otherwise? truebrit71 Jan 2014 #3
And the oil and gas industry is giving everyone a pony arachadillo Jan 2014 #6
All I can say is NickB79 Jan 2014 #8
How do they calculate the social cost of carbon? SkatmanRoth Jan 2014 #9

yellerpup

(12,253 posts)
1. The water is at risk
Fri Jan 31, 2014, 10:21 AM
Jan 2014

with this project, specifically the Oglalla aquifer, which supplies the entire middle of the country with drinking water. If this pipeline is built, there will be accidents that will dwarf the chemical spill in PA last week.

OnlinePoker

(5,724 posts)
5. What about all of the other pipelines that already criss-cross the Oglalla?
Fri Jan 31, 2014, 04:37 PM
Jan 2014

This one is no different aside from people's rightful dislike of where the oil is coming from. There is no more risk of contamination from Keystone than any other pipeline already existent (probably less risk as it will be built with modern standards unlike some of the others which are 50 years old or more).

yellerpup

(12,253 posts)
7. They are not pushing oil
Fri Jan 31, 2014, 05:46 PM
Jan 2014

through Keystone XL, they will be pushing hot tar sands extract and it is filthy beyond oil.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)
2. We are not (overly) concerned about carbon emissions
Fri Jan 31, 2014, 10:22 AM
Jan 2014

We are concerned about contaminating a large aquifer.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)
10. I don't think it is.
Fri Jan 31, 2014, 07:42 PM
Jan 2014

The whole tar sands scheme is a nasty bit of business, whichever way you look at it.

 

truebrit71

(20,805 posts)
3. Did anyone really think otherwise?
Fri Jan 31, 2014, 11:27 AM
Jan 2014

This disaster-in-waiting was ALWAYS going to be approved...“When the last tree is cut, the last river poisoned, and the last fish dead, we will discover that we can’t eat money…”

Say G'night Gracie...

arachadillo

(123 posts)
6. And the oil and gas industry is giving everyone a pony
Fri Jan 31, 2014, 04:58 PM
Jan 2014

This is just the Wall street Ds in cahots with the oil and gas industry deploying the old Viet Nam strategy of needing to destroy the village in order to save it.

SkatmanRoth

(843 posts)
9. How do they calculate the social cost of carbon?
Fri Jan 31, 2014, 07:30 PM
Jan 2014

A few profit from the sale of the fossil fuels, a few more benefit from their use, but it is everyone who has to suffer from climate change.

The oil companies and car manufacturers offload the carbon pollution into everyone's atmosphere while they keep the monetary gain for themselves.

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