Pictured above: Michael Brune.
Posted on 12/20/2011 5:51:25 PM PST by SmithL
With all the political posturing in Congress over the Keystone XL tar-sands oil pipeline, it’s easy to lose sight of the real issue: This pipeline is dangerous, unnecessary, and would cost the American people far more than we can afford. What we’re watching unfold in Washington, DC, is more than just a high-stakes political power play — it’s a scam undertaken by Big Oil’s congressional puppets on the orders of oil companies that have billions of dollars at stake.
The politicians pushing the pipeline are (how can I put this politely?) lying to the American people and pandering for dirty oil money. What do we really stand to gain if this thing is rammed down our throats? Higher gas prices, more air pollution, the threat of poisoned water, and enough carbon pollution to make stopping climate disruption next to impossible — but few of the jobs and none of the huge profits that Big Oil would reap.
Exaggerated job numbers play well to public concern about unemployment and the economy, but they are a hollow promise. The numbers from TransCanada — the company behind the pipeline — have already been discredited as fuzzy math for using tricks like double counting and incidental employment for dancers, choreographers, and speech therapists. Here’s some non-fuzzy math: The pipeline would raise gas prices across the Midwest — hurting both consumers and businesses. Ironically, the pipeline could actually destroy more jobs than it generates.
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“Bravo Sierra” (and that’s NOT a compliment)!
These keystone kops opposed to this pipeline would rather we continue to do business with islamofascists and Latin American communists.
When the San Fransisco Chronicle starts delivering its paper solely by bicycle or solar powered motorcycles I might start listening to their opinion on this matter.
From the article, the pipeline would eliminate any chance of "climate disruption."
I missed where they supported the assertions with facts in the article.
This is journalistic terrorism.
They did it in Az too.
Entire forests lost.
Any fool could have predicted the outcome.
If all the Sierra Club hippies would band together, they could at least stem off the affects of Global warming and create life.
Here’s how....
First, they are going to have to scroung together enough money to purchase a 5 gallon bucket for every particpating member of the Sierra Club. Each member goes to the ocean beach with their bucket. They take 5 gallons of sea water and start walking over to Death Valley, Arizona. Dump the water and repeat.
This way, they can reduce the forecasted rise in sea level that is to be brought on by man made global warming.
And what was left behind?
Forests full of tinder.
Pictured above: Michael Brune.
I hasten to point out that LIEberal is spelled LIEberal.
“The pipeline would raise gas prices across the Midwest”
Wait, having more oil available to refine for fuel would raise fuel prices?
Doesn’t a larger supply lower the price while a smaller supply raises them?
Is this guy on drugs?
Sierra Clubees. LOL! That’s a far as I could get. Those pinheads are a bunch of morons. They always have been.
California should put its money where its mouth is. Ban all pipeline products. The quicker the liberals burn down the house, the quicker they will all abandon ship.
Then I can go back to living in the woods in the sierras like I did before they closed all the logging and mining jobs.
Plus, the land will be for sale for cents on the dollar.
Worse, they are idiots who have the president on their side.
Leftists make unsubstantiated bald faced lies and the MSM reports it like fact.
How much fuel does San Francisco produce? How much do they use? (Bear in mind that they live in a very mild climate.) Where do they think electricity comes from? I don’t even see any windmills in San Francisco, and very few solar panels.
Why is it that urban areas which use energy, act as though they don’t want it produced by any practical means?
Red wood decks for me, but not for thee.
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