http://www.c-span.org/Events/State-Department-Hears-From-Public-on-Canada-US-Oil-Pipeline/10737424635/
Serious Conflict of Interest regarding Environmental Reviews pertaining to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. "At TransCanada’s recommendation, the department hired Cardno Entrix, an environmental contractor based in Houston, even though it had previously worked on projects with TransCanada and describes the pipeline company as a “major client” in its marketing materials."
With grossly inflated unsubstantiated job numbers, environmental assessments done by paid advisers.
See more: http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/678247
In a letter to Mr. Obama, leaders of 17 green groups said State officials had shown “pro-industry bias” throughout the department’s review of TransCanada’s application.
Washington - New documents reveal the US State Department was “doing favors” for TransCanada during a government review of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline and sheds light on a White House bias in favor of the pipeline.
Read more: http://digitaljournal.com/article/311996
Enbridge Covers Up Oil Spill with Grass Taken in Marshall, Michigan, one year after the July 2010 spill into the Kalamazoo River watershed. Enbridge covers 800 000 gallons of spilled oil from a pipeline burst with sand and mesh grass and says it cleaned up. Talk about sweeping it under the rug. When this man cuts the mesh covering the oil, he sinks to his waist in oil.
4000 lbs (2 tonnes) of our beautiful Boreal Forest bed must be destroyed for one $60 barrel of oil. Even without expansion, the tarsands are currently the size of England. Please help!?
In March, the Pew Environmental Group released a report
stating mining, oil and gas operations in the boreal are having a huge
impact on the region’s freshwater supply. The report states 40 percent
of boreal habitat being displaced (740,000 acres) for tar sands strip
mining are wetlands.
Read more: http://digitaljournal.com/article/311905#ixzz1aWImwr9m
http://digitaljournal.com/article/304805
Ethical Oil!? When we sit back, we allow men of lesser honor to rule us.
We must no allow this massive expansion to destroy us. The Lupicon Cree's plight is our Canary in the coal mine with regards to our son of an oil baron "leader" Stephan Harper's attitude towards collateral damage is to litigate the sick and dying for 20 years:
See: http://www.amnesty.ca/lubicon
Ethical Oil?? China bids 2.2billion on Canadian company:
http://www.calgarysun.com/2011/10/10/china-firm-makes-22b-bid-for-calgary-oil-company
Asia firms pour billions into Canada resources
http://business.financialpost.com/2011/10/11/asia-firms-pour-billions-into-canada-resources/
Stand up and be heard. Our Corportate... uh, Public Servants must be help accountable to the people and stop pandering to large corporations at the expense of you and I. Below are many unique petitions to stop the Keystone XL pipeline. With links to statistics, rally dates and videos, we are the change.
