The Keystone and Energy East Pipelines in Canada

Oil sands are precious resources collected in Alberta and exist as a mixture of sand and water on the ground. This oil is mined in a heavy viscous form called bitumen, which requires more difficult extraction techniques than "traditional" oil drilling. Asphalt must be separated from sand and water. Environmentalists believe that oil sands are a major threat to our planet due to the damage caused by the separation process. Upon upgrading bitumen to common crude oil, carbon dioxide is also emitted.

Yesterday, TransCanada, likewise behind the Keystone XL pipeline, canceled the proposal for the Energy East Pipeline by quoting "change" ambiguously as a reason. It is worth noting that TransCanada 's decision is very close to the Trudeau government' s decision to announce that the pipeline needs to pass the climate test. There is no doubt that long-term struggle has reached this moment. Since this project was proposed for the first time four years ago, there are an increasing number of communities along with the indigenous peoples and eastern energy sector. Two years ago, tens of thousands of people intervened in the project review process and needed to consider the climate problem during evaluation. Today, two things are clear. First, climate change measures and pipelines are not mixed. Second, people organize and resist activities

The XL pipeline was originally proposed by TransCanada of the energy infrastructure company in 2008 and in fact it is from the Canadian Alberta state to the Illinois refinery and the Oklahoma oil reservoir to the already completed Keystone pipeline It is extension. Ever since the introduction of XL, this project has been controversial, mainly on environmentalists who claim to infringe "energy supporters and economic growth supporters". This project also separates citizens from major parties and is also a great highlight of political discussion. Specifically, according to the Pew Research Center, out of 1,503 adults in the United States, 48% of the samples opposed the construction of the pipeline and 42% agreed. Even more interestingly, the possibility of becoming a Republican citizenship pipeline is almost five times that of Democrats.

Thursday, November 16, opponents of Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines confirmed that at least 210,000 gallons of oil leaked through the Keystone pipeline in most areas of the Midwest. This may be underestimated, the kind of oil that Keystone transports, called asphalt, is one of the most destructive oils in the world. South Dakota near Marshall County - Water leak occurred 30 miles west of Traverse Lake Reserve. This is not the first leak of keystone, it is not the last leak. In April 2016, TransCanada acknowledged that at least 17,000 gallons of oil leaked from the Keystone pipeline. The spill detection system installed by TransCanada in the pipeline did not detect leakage in 2016. Instead, the passerby noticed the spill of oil. If you have to rely on a good Samaritan to point out that your pipeline leaked thousands of gallons of oil, maybe you should find a different industry.