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Originally Posted by stampsx2
I'd also like to add that environmentalists have big protests on pipelines in Canada but nothing to say about pipelines internationally or the thousands and thousands of kilometers of pipelines that criss cross the united states.
There's a lot of protest against outbound tanker traffic off of Canada's coasts but nobody protests the inbound tanker traffic off of Canada's coast. Tanker traffic that comes from Saudi Arabia and other countries with poor environmental standards and little human rights.
World oil demand keeps increasing and the world will get it's oil from somewhere. If it's not from a country like ours with environmental standards then it will be from a country without standards.
It's ironic that environmental groups are suppose to be helping the world but when you dig down a little deeper, are actually hurting it.
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So, this topic really interests me- do you have a source on the bolded? I was about to point out keystone as a counterpoint and an example of Americans protesting pipelines in the states, but for obvious reasons (Canadian oil), lets leave that one out of this discussion