hypocritexposer
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So much for independence on Mid East oil. :roll:
U.S. urged to cancel plans for Alberta pipeline over climate fears
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is urging the Obama administration to put the brakes on a proposed pipeline linking Alberta's oilsands industry with American refineries because of its potential impact on global warming.
In a newly released letter to the U.S. State Department, EPA officials suggested that, if approved, the $12-billion Keystone XL project, proposed by TransCanada, would bring oil into the country with a much higher environmental footprint than the average crude oil now being refined.
Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/urged+cancel+plans+Alberta+pipeline+over+climate+fears/3306452/story.html#ixzz0uNp6cud2