JUST IN CASE THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE BECOMES PART OF THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH SPEAKER BONER AND THE TEAPUBLITARIANS... ALBERTAS CARBON OFFSET NO MATCH FOR KEYSTONE XL Despite claims, Albertas carbon offset schemes would negate just a fraction of the 20M tons a year, by which the KXL pipeline would increase carbon emissions. By John H. Cushman Jr., InsideClimate News, Oct 10, 2013 The tar sands crude that the Keystone XL pipeline would carry accounts for roughly one billion extra tons of carbon dioxide over the pipelines 50-year lifetime, compared to if it were to carry conventional fuel, according to EPA figures. That amounts to at least 20 million tons a year. A close look at the scale of all carbon offsetting projects—and how they stack up against emissions from the Keystone—reinforces the view of environmental groups and other tar sands opponents that the government is offering far too little. By comparison, the Growing Power Hairy Hill project, Canadas first integrated biorefinery, which turns grain, manure and household waste into liquid fuel and electricity while emitting essentially no greenhouse gases, would save a mere 100,000 tons a year. The largest project subsidized by Alberta so far, a carbon-capturing plant known as Shell Quest, would save about one million tons a year. The bottom line is, we dont think it adds up, said Hannah McKinnon, national program manager for Environmental Defence Canada, a Canadian advocacy group. READ the full article >> bit.ly/1cz0Ls6 TAKE ACTION: 350.org, #NOKXL, Oil Change International, Greenpeace International Image: View of tar sands operations billowing smoke in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Credit: Kris Krug for DeSmogBlog [M]
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:49:53 +0000
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