Eight days ago, I posted an article about The Alberta Tar Sands and how Republicans seemed to love the devastation of nature that project engenders. At the time, I wondered why they were interested. Now I know what they, with help from a particularly slimy DINO, are up to.
…you would think plans to expand pipelines carrying this toxic crude [from the Alberta Tar Sands] into the United States would come under a little more scrutiny from U.S. leaders –- especially the ones living in states where pipelines threaten drinking water supplies.
That’s why it was so surprising to hear Montana Senator Max Baucus pushing for hasty approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which would carry this toxic oil right into his state, traversing major sources of fresh water like the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, posing a constant threat of ruptures, spills, and contamination. In addition to Montana, the pipeline would run through South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, crossing dangerously close to drinking water supplies and agricultural aquifers.
We know the oil industry’s influence on our representatives in Washington is out of hand. And when companies like BP spend nearly as much money on public relations after a major environmental disaster like the oil spill in the Gulf as they do on clean up, it’s clear that we’ve got our work cut out for us.
But here’s what we’ve got on our side: the truth.
We know the Keystone XL pipeline would put American health at risk. In addition to threatening drinking water, processing tar sands oil releases pollutants directly linked to asthma, emphysema and birth defects. Refining tar sands crude from the pipeline would create far more air pollution in American communities that are already burdened with cancer and poor air quality as a result of the oil industry.
We also know the pipeline would cross the most important source of agricultural water in the United States, the Ogallala aquifer.
And we know pipeline disasters happen… [emphasis added]
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Anytime BARF Baucus teams up with Republicans, you know it’s bad for America. Don’t we already have enough oil company pollution of our own without importing more? Say No! Contact your Representative and Senators here.
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Old Maxy is up to his old tricks of sucking ass of big business. I’d say there’s a huge cut for that self centered Republican in Democratic skin. He’s proved that time and time again. Sure I’ll contact my officials.
Thanks Tim.
Tell me this Tom. When did the health of ANY American community become more important than the distribution of resources? After the fact them left alive can sue, while the pollution goes on, and if after 20 or 30 years there if is found cause for damages in the courts then another 10 years of legal wrangling goes on over amounts of damages. When the checks finally arrive them that are too sick to care will die just the same.
Let them pollute to un-suitability for use the Oglala aquifer (which by the by kept even more of the soil from blowing away in the Dust Bowl) the largest source of fresh water in America behind the polluted Great Lakes and then we will know the true meaning of corn oil.
This could be fast tracked through the FEDERAL courts and be at the SCOTUS in less than a year but I winder which way their decision would fall? Give it up, we are taking our own advice that we used to give to the Arabs “let them eat their oil.”
It never did, Mark. That won’t stop me from exposing it in the hope that someday it might matter.
Easy now.
Nancy Polosi was just over last week with the message to Canadians that the U. S. has to stop relying on foreign oil.
Well, we are flattered.
“Slow Americans” no more. 🙂