Proposed Tar Sands Pipeline and Refinery Network, excerpted from original.
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We were surprised and disappointed last week when we heard that the State Department issued approval for a controversial pipeline designed to carry the dirtiest oil on Earth from Canada into the United States.
The State Department decision will allow construction of Enbridge Energy’s Alberta Clipper pipeline, which will carry tar sands oil from Canada into the United States. Tar sands oil is extremely dirty--It not only creates 3-5 times the greenhous...Read the full story on TreeHugger
The Giraffe says this is another proof that governments do not care about our environment and really want alternative sources of energy, be it wind, solar or any other forms. The oil magnates have massive great profits and the sooner we stop gambling on stock-markets with this worlds resources then oil will become affordable as will fuel costs. Then the next step before all our resources run out is real investment into alternative energy without the oil companies controlling what will be allowed.
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