are oppressive and the ones that are equal and just. Additionally laws that would harm their environment or resources can be revisited. For example the recent arrest of 160 people in connection to the ongoing civil disobedience against Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline during Obama’s presidency. Despite the estimated $7 billion economic benefits‚ this project posed a great environmental threat through greenhouse emissions. The project was later dropped hence probably saving the environment. Most
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One of these ways can be from the pipelines that are part of the plan for the Conservatives and Liberals. The Conservatives plan on using the Keystone XL pipeline as a way to show an import/export trade using oil and other goods from Alberta to the US‚ and B.C. For B.C‚ the residents voted No‚ because they felt as if Enbridge‚ the workers behind the pipeline‚ needed to remind the US that they‚ “... Need an earlier‚ stronger presence on the ground”
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Since 1781‚ America’s people have been dictated by a president. There has been only one person in charge for over 200 years. Good and bad has happened over the past years with a president‚ but one thing is for sure America is in desperate need for a change. It might seem having a president creates greater good for the country‚ but I disagree. I’m studying how the previous and current presidents have overused there power that comes with presidency‚ so I can determine if in fact America is better off
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Separation of Powers Separation of powers is the process of the United States government in which powers and responsibilities are divided among the federal and state governments. Powers not given to the federal government in the Constitution are given to the states. The federal government is made up of three branches: Executive branch‚ Legislative branch and Judicial branch. The Executive Branch is run by the President of the United States‚ the Vice President‚ and the Cabinet. The Cabinet is made
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America The United States imported about 229 billion cubic feet of LNG in 2002‚ accounting for 4 percent of world’s LNG trade (http://www.eia.doe.gov/). LNG is received by pipeline from Canada and through shipments from Trinidad‚ while the Canadian gas market imports gas from US to Canadian eastern market through pipeline. Trinidad has now overtaken Algeria who was US largest supplier of LNG. As one of the primary sources of LNG supply‚ it now servers US with 66% of the nations LNG imports.
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is mind boggling to some considering raising taxes during a recession is a bad idea‚ if anything they should be trying to lower tax prices. 1.Oil is in major controversy between Obama and the government. 2.The president ended construction of Keystone XL oil and the government is worried that this could lead Canada into the arms of China to create
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A driving force for this is that politicians have been taken over by campaign financing from the fossil fuel industry. The hold that dirty energy has on politics was highlighted by the Supreme Court’s decision on Citizens’ United In 2010 that allowed limitless corporate Super PAC spending. Organizations like Koch Industries’ Americans for Prosperity and the Donor’s Trust funnel money to various campaigns. It can be impossible to trace donors or calculate the exact amount of money being spent though
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mission was also to clean the environment from pollution that our country has created. According to Mnn.com in summary; “Barack Obama has established the largest marine reserve in the world‚ signed a bipartisan ban on microbeads‚ rejected the Keystone XL oil pipeline‚ expanded the California Coastal
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President Trump delivers a speech to Congress about his vision for America. He informs the public on his policies including job opportunities for Americans. Trump’s speech stimulated a sense of hope for millions of Americans‚ but he did not thoroughly explain how he will increase more jobs. President Trump informed his audience on the reduction of American jobs. He stated‚ “Ninety-four million Americans are out of the labor force.” The people included in this statement are retired‚ disabled‚ or
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CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION AND RECLAMATION PLAN will be implemented to ensure populations of sensitive wildlife species are not affected. Keystone will contract a qualified biologist to conduct a survey of breeding bird habitat within 330 feet (100 meters) from proposed surface disturbance activities that would occur within the breeding season. The biologist will document active nests‚ bird species‚ and other evidence of nesting (e.g.‚ mated pairs‚ territorial defense‚ birds carrying nesting material
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