Canada oil companies, tired of waiting for the U.S. to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, have applied for and received preliminary approval from the Canadian government for an oil pipeline to run through British Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Not surprisingly, the people of British Columbia are fighting it and for all the same reasons the people in the United States have been fighting--inherent danger to the aquifer, danger to wildlife, failed record of oil companies in protecting the environment, danger of spill at port location, concern that this type of oil sands is heavier and more difficult to clean up. Reading British Columbia's objections is like looking at a carbon copy of the concerns voiced by U.S. environmentalists.
Canada is surrounded by oceans just like we are. If they need to carry their crude oil sands to the coast, why should we be the conduit? If a Canadian company reaps the profits, then Canada should bear the risk.
---> RANDOM THOUGHT: Why not continue to transport their oil the same way they have been transporting it? They certainly aren't losing money with their current rail and truck system. Who ever heard of an oil company losing money? Should we risk causing harm to man, beast and terra firma simply to provide additional profit for privately held companies? When did greed become more important than life?
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