The Keystone XL Pipeline was a proposed pipeline that would have transported crude oil from Hardisty‚ Alberta to Steele City‚ Nebraska. The pipeline would have stretched 1‚179 miles in a direct path to Steele City‚ Nebraska. The proposed pipeline was hoping to bring thousands of jobs to the market‚ strengthen the economy of the US and the communities surrounding the pipeline‚ and of course to transport oil in a safe way to fuel the needs of the American people. After seven years of review‚ the
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The Keystone XL Pipeline: Environmental Impact Abstract. The topic of global oil production is becoming a well-recognized political issue‚ as it should‚ but the environmental impacts need to be addressed as well. The recent development project of the Canadian oil sands has been put into the spotlight after the TransCanada Company applied for a permit allowing their Keystone XL pipeline. Introduction. The Keystone XL pipeline is a project of oil companies invested in tar sands oil‚ which
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In my opinion‚ authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline would be damaging to the environment. Displace residents from their home or property if it obstructs the construction of the pipeline. And lastly‚ will only cause a short term economic benefit to the working class who seek long term employment not a seasonal position. The construction of the Keystone Xl pipeline will be detrimental to the environment because it will disperse greenhouse gases into the atmosphere from the extraction of tar sand
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that argued that the Keystone XL pipeline should be built because it is the safest way to move tar sands oil‚ does not affect the environment and climate‚ and creates effective jobs. However‚ that is not the case. The Keystone XL Pipeline is actually a dangerous way to move oil from Point A to Point B‚ affects the environment negatively‚ and does not create effective jobs. In the article‚ one
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A Canadian company‚ Keystone XL Pipeline‚ wants to export oil from its vast supply into the United States and possibly to other markets as well. Some groups are against the pipeline for various reasons‚ one of which is they state the oil sands project is harmful to the environment. They further say that the increased oil supply to the US will not make a large dent in our overall consumption and therefore is pointless. I completely disagree with this logic. The increase in the oil supply would
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With the proposed Canadian Keystone XL Pipeline in the midst of approval‚ Americans can look forward to the potential of job growth and less dependencies upon foreign imports. The project proposes a 1‚179 mile‚ 36 inch-diameter crude oil pipe. Crude oil a petroleum product is a liquid composed of hydrocarbons‚ organic compounds and small amounts of metal. It is created through the heating and compression of organic materials‚ over a long time period. The pipeline would start in the town of Hardisty
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Argument Essay Outline Title: Keystone XL Pipeline Construction Thesis: The project is controversial because it clearly involves some environmental risks and spillovers to nature and society while economic benefits are also hard to ignore‚ but the best way to deal with the issue is adopting market-oriented regulations. • Keystone Pipeline System has been a major source of crude oil import for the U.S. in recent years. According to The New York Times‚ the Keystone alone supplies about a half million
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construction of the Keystone pipeline. The first factor to take into consideration is that the construction of the Keystone pipeline will create an opening of 42‚100 jobs during construction and 50 permanent jobs. It will also contribute to keeping oil refinery jobs. Many environmentalists however tend to oppose this statement by arguing that more jobs will be created when using renewable energy instead‚ such as solar power. Another argument that tends to go against the Keystone pipeline is that it may
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Introduction On November 8 2016‚ Donald Trump swept the race with 279 electoral votes. While Hillary won the popular vote‚ she gathered just 228 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election. It might sound strange; but that is how the American Electoral College system works. This makes Donald Trump the 45th president of the United States of America. Trump’s slogan is “Make America Great again” with all the people reacting to Trumps hard stances on important issues will Trump make America
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Keystone XL Pipeline The Keystone XL Pipeline system is used for transporting oil from the Athabasca oil sands in Alberta Canada to the United States. There are four different phases of this pipeline. Phases one and two are already complete. The first phase of the pipeline starts at the Keystone Hardisty Terminal in Canada and stops at Wood River and Patoka‚ Illinois‚ and then phase two starts in Steele City‚ Nebraska and stretches down to Cushing‚ Oklahoma. The completed pipeline is over 2000 miles
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