The Keystone XL Pipeline: Enriching the Oil Giants, Threats to Water and the Environment from Oil Spills Keystone is an “export pipeline” that would transport toxic tar sands from Alberta down to a tax-free zone in Texas and out to foreign markets. In other words, the EU, China and Latin America get the oil, the foreign-owned oil companies get the profits and North Americans are left cleaning up oil spills and shouldering the pollution burden from extracting and refining the dirty tar sands. It’s a complicated issue for sure, so I’ve tried to break out the main points in an infographic.... globalresearch.ca/the-keystone-xl-pipeline-enriching-the-oil-giants-threats-to-water-and-environment-from-oil-spills/5339872
Posted on: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 10:26:20 +0000
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