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Politicians, the President, and American citizens have been debating on whether or not to build the Keystone Pipeline XL (export limited) extension for years. The mastermind behind the project is a home based company in Canada called TransCanada. This company operates "57,000 kilometers of pipelines dedicated primarily to transportation and distribution of natural gas, storage for a fraction of this gas, and generation of electric power" (McElroy). Having invested more than $900 million in safety programs according to the article "Five reasons why Keystone XL benefits the U.S.," TransCanada wants to build this section of the pipeline as a "direct link between Hadisty, Alberta and Steele City, Nebraska transporting 830,000 barrels of oil a day" (McElroy). The Keystone Pipeline XL will create jobs, increase the importing of oil from a dependent oil source, and won't significantly change the Earth's climate. Despite what some people say, for the benefit of the United State's oil industry, the Keystone Pipeline XL should be built to provide us with the oil that powers our everyday lives. The main benefit of the pipeline, due to the high unemployment rate in the United States, would be the amount of jobs created. The Keystone pipeline, being 1,179 miles long and 36 inches in diameter (John) would create anywhere between 20,000 and 42,000 jobs. The jobs would both be direct and indirect in status. Stated by Wendy Koch in her article "Would Keystone Pipeline Unload "Carbon Bomb" or Job Boom?" 3,900 one year jobs, 38,200 indirect jobs, and 50 operation jobs would be created during the construction of the pipeline across the northern border. All of the products used to create the pipeline would be manufactured in the United States, "from... ... middle of paper ... ...carbon Bomb" or Job Boom?" USA Today. USA Today, 1 Mar. 2014. Web. 6 Mar. 2014. "Keystone XL: #TimeToBuild." Energy & Commerce Committee. 27 Feb. 2014 . McElroy, Michael B. "The Keystone XL Pipeline." Harvard's Michael McElroy has a scenario for approving the Keystone XL Pipeline. Nov.-Dec. 2013. 25 Feb. 2014 . "Myths & Facts." Keystone XL Pipeline. 28 Feb. 2014 . Redden, Molly. "Canada Offers a Worthless Bargaining Chip in the Fight Over Keystone XL." New Republic. 9 Sept. 2013. 28 Feb. 2014 . "Washington Post’s “fact checker” misses the facts." Keystone XL Pipeline. 25 Nov. 2013. TransCanda. 24 Feb. 2014 . Koch, Wendy. "Would Keystone Pipeline Unload "carbon Bomb" or Job Boom?" USA Today. USA Today, 1 Mar. 2014. Web. 6 Mar. 2014.
The Dakota Access Pipeline and the Keystone XL Pipeline are two pipeline projects that were suspended in the past. These pipelines were stopped because they could have a big impact of people and the environment. The making of these pipelines would cause a great amount of carbon pollution. Recently, President Trump signed the orders to approve the pipeline project. The projects have pros and cons, the people in favor of the pipelines think we would be able to rely less on foreign oil. The people against the pipeline believe that the pipelines would cause the release of gases into the air that could be harmful for other people.
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With our understanding that the pipeline is safe, and there are safety precautions in place if anything ever did happen. That it is the best economical way to transport this oil. And finally our need for this oil s huge and it will be huge for a long time unless we start the process of building nuclear power right now; even in that case we still have about 15 years before that is ready to take the work load of British Columbia. Even when we have a different sustained energy we will still have the need for oil due to the fact that’s cars are the main moat of transportation in the lower main land. That means we are far away from a province let alone a country that can run without the use of oil. And seeing how to transport it via pipe line is the safest spill wise and most economically friendly it seems to be the better choice.
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The Keystone XL pipeline continues dividing the opinion of the people and being a controversial issue. The precious “black gold”, represents one of the main factors that moves the economy, nationally and globally. This extra-long pipeline will transport oil all the way from Canada to Texas. Some experts and the private oil corporation, who is the one in charge of this project, point to the benefits of this project, for example, will make the USA more independent from foreign oil, will create thousands of jobs and improve the economy. Nevertheless, are experts revealing how the pipeline is an unnecessary risk and will be negative for the environment, dangerous for the population living close to the big pipes, and long-term negative for the
The Keystone Pipeline started construction in 2008 for the main purpose of connecting Canadian and American oil refineries to transport crude oil from the oil sands of Canada faster and more efficient. So far the first three phases of the pipeline have been completed but the proposed and most controversial is Phase IV. It connects Hardisty, Alberta to Steele City, Oklahoma which requires a presidential permit and it also connects the 485-mile southern leg known as the Gulf Coast Project between Steele City and Port Arthur, Texas, which is now operating (Eilperin). The benefits of the pipeline include an increase in jobs, contribute $3.4 billion to the U.S economy and also save time and money from transporting the oil by pipeline instead of tanks and rails. At the same time it would be a great harm to the environment, making the climate unstable, and could cause possible future oil spills. The articles covering the Keystone Pipeline generally list out the same points, covering the same benefits and consequences of building the pipeline. Sources like Fox News and CNS have more of an opposition towards the pipeline and narrow in on the risks and of the effects it would have on the people. Whereas news stations such as CNN and The Washington Post address both sides of the controversy but are subtle about being in favor of the pipeline. The international sources such as Al Jazeera and Reuters oppose the pipeline and are more open with supporting the environmentalists.
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