Keystone XL pipeline: no more than a 'pork belly' project
Why the Keystone XL Pipeline is Unnecessary and Dangerous
Added by James Turnage on May 22, 2013, The Guardian Express
The situation in Washington continues to worsen. We lack leadership in every legislative area. Our President will not fight for what is necessary, and the Senate and House accomplish less than any Congress in history. Today, the Republican led House is attempting to again change the rules and enrich the off-shore bank accounts of the wealthy. All this is because of a single project, the Keystone XL pipeline. Let’s explore some reasons why it is unnecessary and a danger to the environment.
The Keystone XL pipeline is controversial, but only if you’re a politician. Because it will travel over international lines, the President must approve or deny it. If Republicans have their way, that decision will no longer be his. The House voted 241-175 to remove that particular requirement from the President.
But, as with most efforts by House Republicans to change the rules, such as 39 votes to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, named “Obamacare” by the right, it has no chance of passing. It will be just another in the line of many time wasting efforts by a useless part of our ‘check and balance’ system. It is unlikely that it would pass in the Senate, and President Obama has pledged to veto it.
The Keystone XL pipeline is no more than a “pork belly” project. It will carry crude from Canada to the gulf coast refineries in Texas. And it’s not the type of crude labeled “sweet”, which is used by refineries to produce gasoline for American vehicles. It is a thicker substance, obtained from tar sands, which, when refined, is shipped to other countries.
(More here.)
The situation in Washington continues to worsen. We lack leadership in every legislative area. Our President will not fight for what is necessary, and the Senate and House accomplish less than any Congress in history. Today, the Republican led House is attempting to again change the rules and enrich the off-shore bank accounts of the wealthy. All this is because of a single project, the Keystone XL pipeline. Let’s explore some reasons why it is unnecessary and a danger to the environment.
The Keystone XL pipeline is controversial, but only if you’re a politician. Because it will travel over international lines, the President must approve or deny it. If Republicans have their way, that decision will no longer be his. The House voted 241-175 to remove that particular requirement from the President.
But, as with most efforts by House Republicans to change the rules, such as 39 votes to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, named “Obamacare” by the right, it has no chance of passing. It will be just another in the line of many time wasting efforts by a useless part of our ‘check and balance’ system. It is unlikely that it would pass in the Senate, and President Obama has pledged to veto it.
The Keystone XL pipeline is no more than a “pork belly” project. It will carry crude from Canada to the gulf coast refineries in Texas. And it’s not the type of crude labeled “sweet”, which is used by refineries to produce gasoline for American vehicles. It is a thicker substance, obtained from tar sands, which, when refined, is shipped to other countries.
(More here.)
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