If the Keystone XL pipeline is built‚ thousands of creatures may relocate or die because of it. The Keystone pipeline is a real pipeline that will transport thousands of gallons of crude tar sands oil a day from Canada to the southern United States. It may leak and cause the environment to be hurt. Many people believe that it will benefit the United States and Canada in many ways‚ but many people believe the other side of it and think it should not be built because of the risks. It has many benefits
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KEYSTONE PIPELINE XL: CANADA TO UNITED STATES The Canadian company Trans Canada hopes to begin building the northern section of an oil pipeline that would trek close to 2000 miles from Alberta‚ Canada to the Gulf Coast of Texas. If constructed the pipeline known as Keystone XL will carry one of the dirtiest fuels tar sands oil. Along its route from Alberta to Texas this pipeline could devastate ecosystem‚ pollute waste resources and jeopardize public health. Giant oil corporations invested in Canadas
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Nebraska has more groundwater than any other state. The Ogallala Aquifer underlies about 174‚000 miles of the High Plains. In some places it can get up to 1‚000 feet deep. It spans across eight states‚ including South Dakota‚ Nebraska‚ New Mexico‚ Wyoming‚ Colorado‚ Oklahoma and Texas. It is being pumped by close to 200‚000 irrigation wells. This water is so important to American Agriculture. It helps hydrate America‚ so think what would happen if it were to run out? Even though ground water is a
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TransCanada argues with America how this Keystone XL pipeline will be one of the greatest ideas ever. They state how building the rest of the keystone pipeline system which is 1‚179 miles of the pipeline between Alberta and Nebraska which will boost the American economy. For the reason that this very expensive pipeline project will create over 9‚000 construction jobs in American for both men and woman. Also on the TransCanada website they promised‚ “Keystone XL will add more than an estimated $100
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Government Regulation of the Oil Industry: Keystone Pipeline The Keystone Pipeline has been in news for several months and has been the subject of scrutiny‚ political bantering and environmentalist activism. Keystone Pipeline is a transcontinental synthetic oil project that runs from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Construction of such a pipeline bears many risk associated with ecosystem disruption and environmental hazards. President Obama blocked the pipeline’s extension noting several studies that
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20 June 2014 Say No to Keystone XL Pipeline America is the largest consumer of oil than any other country and a lot of our oil comes from foreign countries. An oil pipeline project has been proposed from TransCanada called “Keystone XL Pipeline”. It is a pipeline system that will transport the world’s dirtiest fuel tar sands oil to the U.S Gulf Coast and Midwest refineries. This pipeline would cross six states in the U.S which are Montana‚ South Dakota‚ Nebraska‚ Kansas‚ Oklahoma‚ and Texas. This
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Billy Fitzgerald 3-13-12 Keystone Pipeline The Keystone Pipeline is a system that transports oil from Canada into the U.S. The owner of this Pipeline is TransCanada‚ who proposed the idea back in October of 2005. However‚ the construction on the Pipeline didn’t go under way until 2008. It took TransCanada over two years to acquire all the necessary state and federal permits for the pipeline. The pipeline runs for over 2100 miles‚ through a number of states and provinces throughout the
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Joycelyn Swain March 4‚ 2015 BIO 242 A Ecology Dr. Otienoburu Keystone XL Pipeline The Keystone XL pipeline project is a project that aims to reduce the American dependence on oil from Venezuela and the Middle East by forty percent. The construction of this pipeline is vital to the security and economic growth of the United States. The pipeline project is aiming to be a 1‚179 mile‚ 36-inch-diameter crude oil pipeline. This project is a combined effort of the Canadian and American governments. The
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SWOT ANALYSIS FOR KEYSTONE BANK Strengths: Keystone has a few strengths looking at its present financial condition financial statements. However‚ the bank is willing and able to pay higher competitive rates compared to other banks in the area. This is likely to send a strong signal to potential customers who may wish to take advantage of the rates by increasing their core deposits at Keystone Bank. Also‚ increasing local economic activities can also be viewed as strength to keystone. This is because
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In the U.S.‚ these asylum seekers are also being ostracized‚ from the signing of executive orders by the new administration. The White House said that U.S steel is not required for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline‚ despite the executive order that the president signed. The Keystone XL pipeline is a tool‚ that is globalizing North America; it is further connecting the United States and Canada‚ using a product that we all use‚ oil. Mercedes-Benz is recalling about 1 million cars and SUVs
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