The Keystone XL Pipeline: Environmental Impact Abstract. The topic of global oil production is becoming a well-recognized political issue‚ as it should‚ but the environmental impacts need to be addressed as well. The recent development project of the Canadian oil sands has been put into the spotlight after the TransCanada Company applied for a permit allowing their Keystone XL pipeline. Introduction. The Keystone XL pipeline is a project of oil companies invested in tar sands oil‚ which
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that argued that the Keystone XL pipeline should be built because it is the safest way to move tar sands oil‚ does not affect the environment and climate‚ and creates effective jobs. However‚ that is not the case. The Keystone XL Pipeline is actually a dangerous way to move oil from Point A to Point B‚ affects the environment negatively‚ and does not create effective jobs. In the article‚ one
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Keystone XL Pipeline: A Risky Venture Introduction to Transportation Management‚ TLMT 311 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Overview of Issue 3-6 Supporters of Keystone XL Pipeline 6-7 Discussion of Opposition to Keystone XL Pipeline 7-8 Conclusion 9 References 10 Throughout history‚ The United States has been much reliant upon oil rich countries for liquid
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In my opinion‚ authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline would be damaging to the environment. Displace residents from their home or property if it obstructs the construction of the pipeline. And lastly‚ will only cause a short term economic benefit to the working class who seek long term employment not a seasonal position. The construction of the Keystone Xl pipeline will be detrimental to the environment because it will disperse greenhouse gases into the atmosphere from the extraction of tar sand
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A Canadian company‚ Keystone XL Pipeline‚ wants to export oil from its vast supply into the United States and possibly to other markets as well. Some groups are against the pipeline for various reasons‚ one of which is they state the oil sands project is harmful to the environment. They further say that the increased oil supply to the US will not make a large dent in our overall consumption and therefore is pointless. I completely disagree with this logic. The increase in the oil supply would
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Argument Essay Outline Title: Keystone XL Pipeline Construction Thesis: The project is controversial because it clearly involves some environmental risks and spillovers to nature and society while economic benefits are also hard to ignore‚ but the best way to deal with the issue is adopting market-oriented regulations. • Keystone Pipeline System has been a major source of crude oil import for the U.S. in recent years. According to The New York Times‚ the Keystone alone supplies about a half million
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hydraulic analysis of a gas network is a SIMULATION MODEL. A SIMULATION MODEL consists of NODES and PIPES. Consumers‚ producers and storages are all represented by NODES. NODES are interconnected by PIPES. PRESENTED BY: ENGR. KAZI MD. ANWARUL AZIM 5 SYSTEM MODELING NODES: A node can be: Consumer‚ a simple node without consumption Producer Connection between one or more pipes. Nodes are characterized by: Name Geometrical level Pressure Temperature Flow. PRESENTED BY:
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most important decisions president Obama will face in the next year will be whether or not to approve the building of the Keystone XL pipeline‚ a massively sized‚ and massively controversial oil pipeline that would stretch all the way from Alberta Canada‚ to American oil refineries along the Gulf Of Mexico. Despite the economic incentive present‚ the building of the Keystone XL pipeline should not happen because of the environmental risks posed‚ and the fact that it bolsters our dependence on fossil
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This article is relevant to my final essay because its main focus is on how the pipeline affects global warming. Biello explains that these oil sands emit twice as much greenhouse gas per barrel compared to Saudi Arabia’s oil. He believes that some environmental scientists see tapping the oil sands as a disastrous tipping point for global warming. His perspective is that we seek to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels. Koening‚ Brian. “Approving The Keystone XL Pipeline.” New American. 27 .20 12
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