more on the keystone pipeline

[luckyleftyme2]

we all see how the media owned by the right attacked pres. Obama about putting 20,000 jobs on hold!
But they fail to put sen. McConnell in the hot seat for leading the defeat of the highway bill and putting 800,000 jobs in limbo! thats right 800,000 jobs! And one of the reasons is the right added the keystone project on to the" ear marks" of the bill!
Now lets look at some of the reasons the keystone project was sent back to be studied!
piping,pumps,route changes and a large grass roots effort to stop it or change rte. location by the people in the states it will pass through.
here is some info on tar sand pipe line oil spills that have occured in the past several years.
Joe Mac Pipeline spills
TransCanada already attempted to cut corners by seeking a safety waiver to build the pipeline with thinner-than-normal steel and to pump oil at higher-than-normal pressures. Thanks to the pressure exerted by Friends of the Earth and allies, the company withdrew its safety waiver application in August 2010.

The threat of spills remains. In summer 2010, a million gallons of tar sands oil poured into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan from a pipeline run by another Canadian company, Enbridge. The spill exposed residents to toxic chemicals, coated wildlife and has caused long-term damage to the local economy and ecosystem.

Heightening concerns, TransCanada's Keystone I pipeline has spilled a dozen times in less than a year of operation, prompting a corrective action order from the Department of Transportation. Experts warn that the more acidic and corrosive consistency of the type of tar sands oil being piped into the U.S. makes spills more likely, and have joined the EPA in calling on the State Department to conduct a thorough study of these risks.

The Keystone XL pipeline would traverse six U.S. states and cross major rivers, including the Missouri River, Yellowstone, and Red Rivers, as well as key sources of drinking and agricultural water, such as the Ogallala Aquifer, which supplies two million Americans.
I stand with the president cutting corners to make a buck cannot be the wave of the future -go back to the drawing boards and get it right!
we can survive with out oil -without clean water we perish!
we need oil companies to be more responsible if they want our support! do it right and we will support you!

[luckyleftyme2]

1. a little more on this spill

EPA Response to Enbridge Spill in Michigan | US EPAwww.epa.gov/enbridgespill/Cached - Similar
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On July 28, 2010, the spill was contained approximately 80 river miles from Lake Michigan. Kalamazoo River Submerged Oil Locations. Click to enlarge map ...
you should google this spill - you can also pick up where the company involved tries to deny it's responsibility! where have we seen this before?