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The Keystone XL Pipeline Scam
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 12/20/11 | Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at blog.sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: economy; environuts; homocalifornia; keystonepipeline; keystonexl; markets; oil; sierraclub
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To: wild74
The Sierra Club is against the Keystone Pipeline.

Without reading any further I am 110% FOR the Keystone Pipeline!

61 posted on 12/20/2011 7:04:45 PM PST by TYVets (Pure-Gas.org ..... ethanol free gasoline by state and city)
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To: SmithL
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...

OMG, we've got to make sure that we stop the Keystone Pipeline.

(Do I really need the sarcasm tag?)
62 posted on 12/20/2011 7:08:09 PM PST by no dems (Why do you never see "Obama" bumper stickers on cars going to work in the morning?)
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To: SmithL

I suspect Mr. Brune is mentally ill. How else to account for his ravings?

To prove my suspicion, I bet he has few qualms with wind turbines or solar panels.

Like I said, mentally ill.


63 posted on 12/20/2011 7:16:45 PM PST by upchuck (Let's have the Revolution NOW before we get dumbed down to the point that we can't.)
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To: SmithL
This pipeline is dangerous, unnecessary, and would cost the American people far more than we can afford.

Is Michael Brune a lying enviro-whacko? Or is he just an ignorant idiot?

64 posted on 12/20/2011 7:18:07 PM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: Bernard Marx
Oh boy, this elitist Sahara Club shill is fine whiney voice. I'm sure he wants America saved -- for Sahara Clubbers, screw everyone else!

I'll wager Mr. Brune wears designer jeans when he drives his SUV up into the woods...

65 posted on 12/20/2011 7:23:59 PM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: SmithL

How can I put this Michael? You do not deserve any benefits from fossil fuel.


66 posted on 12/20/2011 7:25:48 PM PST by CPT Clay (Pick up your weapon and follow me.)
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To: CedarDave

Guidance from the Sierra Club:

Conflict Diamonds: bad because they exist, and someone might be made happy by their beauty.
Ethical Diamonds: good because they don’t exist.

Conflict Oil: Good because we can use the conflict to deny oil to the US
Ethical Oil: Bad because we can’t use conflict to deny oil to the US

Hypocrites.


67 posted on 12/20/2011 7:32:28 PM PST by donmeaker (e is trancendental)
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To: Principled

What can you expect from the Comicle?


68 posted on 12/20/2011 7:34:28 PM PST by editor-surveyor (No Federal Sales Tax - No Way!)
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To: Jim Robinson

But I cook spam for breakfast every weekend, despite their ban, as an act of civil disobedience. When the smoke detector goes off, its done.


69 posted on 12/20/2011 7:35:22 PM PST by donmeaker (e is trancendental)
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To: SmithL

Somebody better tell the folks at Enbridge that they’re wasting their time.

http://www.enbridge.com/DeliveringEnergy/OurPipelines/LiquidsPipelines.aspx


70 posted on 12/20/2011 7:36:13 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open ( <o> ---)
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To: SmithL
The Sierra Club prayer: “I hope I never have to endure what I am so anxious to impose on others”.
71 posted on 12/20/2011 7:37:22 PM PST by count-your-change (You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: napscoordinator

Did you forget your /sarc tags?


72 posted on 12/20/2011 7:38:24 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open ( <o> ---)
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To: SmithL

He seems to be featured at a lot of speaking engagements....but you don’t see any pictures of the horse I’m assuming he rides back and forth across the country........

Maybe he’s....flying?

Wait. That wouldn’t make sense.

Hmmmmmmmmmm.


73 posted on 12/20/2011 8:08:57 PM PST by Psycho_Bunny ("Fair share" are the last two words I hear before I stop taking someone seriously.)
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To: Taxman

That was a good one, I will have to remember that.


74 posted on 12/20/2011 8:09:32 PM PST by ADSUM (Body of Christ is the Church, gathered around the crucified risen Lord and fed by Him in Communion.)
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To: SmithL

These people are worse than communists!
They hate humanity and believe the earth should be left to they and 100 million likeminded elitists.
I can’t wait for Boehner to shove the pipeline down Obama’s throat.


75 posted on 12/20/2011 8:16:42 PM PST by G Larry ("I dream of a day when a man is judged by the content of his Character.")
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To: bray; TigerLikesRooster; landsbaum; Signalman; NormsRevenge; steelyourfaith; Lancey Howard; ...

More supply will raise prices

And where did this clown get his education....?
76 posted on 12/20/2011 8:20:10 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Not now, Not ever!

The thing is they get away with crap like this. The Democrat base is really stupid and gullible and they believe what they want to believe.
Do you think Al Gore rEALLY believes i Global Warming ? He know it’s total bullsh*t just like we do . He just know the average lib out there is an idiot and will buy it. I’m sure this dick who wrote this article knows it’s %100 bullsh*t but he also know the freaks , hippies and leftist will just SIMPLY BELIEVE IT.
Obama lies his ass off on a daily basis . The bigger the lie the more idiots believe him’


77 posted on 12/20/2011 8:23:24 PM PST by sonic109 (no compromise with Marxist)
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To: SmithL

I wonder if the author has natural gas service piped to his house.


78 posted on 12/20/2011 8:23:47 PM PST by lacrew (Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
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To: All

Instead of writing to each other on here ,, being that we all agree. The idea should be to write to Michael Brune and tear him a new one over this crap article.


79 posted on 12/20/2011 8:26:46 PM PST by sonic109 (no compromise with Marxist)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
RE: "And where did this clown get his education....?"
He probably got a grant from say the Tides Foundation to attend the University of Chicago and be totally indoctrinated by their staff of super far left professors. Then again IMHO, I may be well off base on this one. Perhaps he attended Berkley. Columbia University?
Net effect. 0=0
Perhaps a forced dietary consistence of tree bark for one year in a hut with no heat, might help him re-think his position.
80 posted on 12/20/2011 8:32:40 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned.)
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