November 3rd, 2011

One key argument being used by proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline is that it will make the US more secure by providing oil from Canada, a friendlier source than the more volatile Middle East.

Many critics of the pipeline reject this argument, predicting that the oil will end up on the global market after traveling the proposed 1,700 mile pipeline from Alberta to Texas, where the bitumen oil will be refined.

Tar sands mining turns forests into lifeless landscapes.

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