Four Harsh Truths for Canada’s Lovestruck Pipeline Politicians
Anything by Andrew Nikiforuk is well worth reading. Here he discusses why pipelines for tar sands oil make no sense.
“There are four obvious (and very conservative) reasons why more pipelines don’t make any kind of economic, energy or climate sense.
These truths also explain the growing opposition to the corrupt National Energy Board that still approves pipelines without due process and ignores their impact on global pricing, let alone the science on climate change.”
The discussion centres around these four reasons:
“Truth #1. There is no way to clean up bitumen spills.”
“Truth #2. The economic case for pipelines has totally collapsed. ”
“Truth #3. Bitumen cannibalizes the economy. ”
“Truth #4. Climate disruption and carbon anarchy aren’t a distant threat… they’re here now. ”
So there you have it: basic supply and demand economics, as well as a common sense appreciation of energy returns give a thumbs down to pipelines. In addition, Canada does not have a credible or proven oil spill response for diluted bitumen on land or water. Finally, climate disruption warns that pipelines can only put our children’s survival at risk.
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