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Originally Posted by EonBlue
Back to the OP and this point:
The US already depends, in large part, on Canada for it's energy needs.
The US uses around 20 million barrels of oil per day. It produces about 9 million barrels a day on it's own. The other 11 million barrels are imported and about 3.5 million of those come from Canada.
Take Canadian oil out of the equation and the US is left importing more oil from far less desirable countries like Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, etc. All of that extra overseas oil is coming in via tanker. What do you think is more dangerous and less environmentally friendly - tanker or pipeline? Take your nose out of Obama's ass before you answer that.
Opposition to the pipeline is strictly political. There is no rational or logical reason to oppose it on environmental grounds unless you propose to stop the flow of oil from all sources.
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I agree with what you said, but the opposition is rational, and, armchair environmentalists like me don't want it to stop necessarily. What I would love to see is a report on special consideration to safety, and maybe a cap on how much can be pumped based on CO2 levels in the air, etc. You have to admit that the oil industry has done a terrible job cleaning up its messes, and cocks like the Kochs have flat-out lied again and again to get their way.