Keystone XL to Emit 1 Billion Tons of Greenhouse Gas

[Ichingcarpenter]

The energy it will take to process Canadian tar sands oil and pipe it through the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline is so great that it will lead to about 1.3 billion more tons of greenhouse gas emissions over the pipeline’s 50-year lifespan than if the pipeline were carrying conventional crude.

That’s the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s conclusion in its Feb. 2 comments to the U.S. State Department, which gave federal agencies until Monday to comment about whether Keystone XL is in the natural interest. If built, the pipeline would send about 800,000 barrels of Canadian tar sands oil per day to refineries in Texas.


Tar sands crude oil is thick, mucky stuff, and it takes more energy to transport and refine it than conventional crude oil, leading to the burning of more greenhouse gas emissions.


http://news.discovery.com/earth/global-warming/keystone-xl-to-emit-1-billion-tons-of-greenhouse-gas-150203.htm


a billion tons and 45 jobs what a deal for the planet.

[marym625]

1. Oh yeah

Just exactly what we need.

Explain how this is good?

Sometimes, ya just want to scream

[daleanime]

2. It's a race....

got to see how fast we can destroy the planet.

[quadrature]

3. railroad-transportain of the crude will make it worse ...nt

[cprise]

4. No, it will make the oil more expensive.

And its doubtful they could scale up rail service to emulate the capacity of a large pipeline.

When you're on a sinking ship, you hope the leak is a small one.