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Re: Senate passes bill approving Keystone XL oil pipeline Associated Press By DINA CA
Besides the eminent domain issue given to a private forgiven country , I think it is because of type of oil that the pipeline will carry.
The oil is a
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/115624/exxon-oil-spill-arkansas-2013-how-pipeline-burst-mayflower
Im still trying to figure out why this oil pipeline is such a big deal.
Can anyone explain why it matters whether or not yet another oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S. is built..... bringing in, from what I have heard, the ****tiest quality of oil imaginable.
Besides the eminent domain issue given to a private forgiven country , I think it is because of type of oil that the pipeline will carry.
The oil is a
heavy crude, or bitumen, mined in the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, which is thicker and rawer than the oil extracted in the United States. ...
the leaden crude from the Alberta tar sands erodes pipelines faster than the oil the U.S. is used to shipping: Bitumen is so thick, it has to be transported at higher pressures and temperatures, and it must be diluted with gas before it can flow, which can lead to violent pressure swings inside the pipeline.
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/115624/exxon-oil-spill-arkansas-2013-how-pipeline-burst-mayflower
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