kaythecurler
Obama said NO!
Posted on: 01/18/2012 18:30
No pipeline through Canada and on into the States. All I can say is Thank You Barack Obama.
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kaythecurler
No pipeline through Canada and on into the States. All I can say is Thank You Barack Obama.
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GordW
Only a delay. THe NO was not
Posted on: 01/18/2012 19:06
Only a delay. THe NO was not to the concept, it was forced by a deadline set by Congress. Another application will be made. ANd likely approved in the end
Kimmio
That's what I was thinking
Posted on: 01/18/2012 19:12
That's what I was thinking too, Gord. I don't trust any of them to be transparent about what's going on.It's a game of politics that has little to do with protecting the environment...and we won't know what's being discussed until the politicians pull another surprise sometime in the not too distant future.
graeme
It's terrible to see cynicism
Posted on: 01/18/2012 19:11
It's terrible to see cynicism in the clergy.
Especially when it's so justified.
MikePaterson
EEEK!!! RUN!!!! Kay must be
Posted on: 01/19/2012 10:02
EEEK!!! RUN!!!! Kay must be one of those foreign-financed, anti-Canadian conspirators our Government is warning us against!!
Mendalla
Yeah, when you reject a
Posted on: 01/19/2012 15:54
Yeah, when you reject a proposal and then immediately say "but you're free to reapply with a different route", that's hardly saying "No." It's saying, "wait until it's more expedient politically (like, say, after November)".
Mendalla
Jim Kenney
One factor that has gotten
Posted on: 01/19/2012 19:43
One factor that has gotten almost no press on our side of the border, especially in Calgary, is the question of the willingness of TransCanada Pipeline to actually exercise much quality control on its construction of the pipeline. i heard an interview of an engineer who had oversight responsibilities for part of the construction of the current line on the American side of the border, and he catalogued a lot of issues about neglect in quality control on that part. He also indicated the Canadian side has had numerous leaks (I believe 34) which is pretty bad for a comparatively new pipeline. With its history the debate needs to examine what Transcanada is prepared to do each time this new springs a leak.
It bothers me as an Albertan that there is so much emphasis locally on the need to find ways to ship our bitumen, and almost no attention paid to dealing with the spills that will certainly happen if either line is built (Keystone or Gateway)