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In reply to the discussion: Now we are starting to hear from China: "We don't want your dirty tar sands oil" [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)There've been continuing native protests in Canada, but they do not seem to have stopped them. This is why Harper must go, he is in league with the Koch brothers. He does not respect their citizens or the treaties.
You may recall the spill in AR last year, with the river and streets flooed with bitumin petroleum. It was either the age of the pipeline, about 30 years old, or that the fuel needs to be pushed at a higher pressure than a standard fuel through the pipeline.
The whole thing was handled horribly, and the GOP state representatives didn't give the residents the time of day, as they were all ALEC legislators. This is part of the Koch agenda for two reasons, to make money for them and destroy democracy across the country.
They buy off voters with promises of jobs that cost the residents more in the long run than the wages. There has been a similar issue with fracking, as some farmers have been eager to sell their land to the oil companies at the expense of their neighbors and the environment, so they can retire elsewhere from the proceeds.
This a form of economic warfare that is going on daily, pitting neighbors against each other. It's very hard to fight from D.C. and it all local.
Thanks again for the data!