This blog site about TransCanada and their corporative power to implement expansion, supported by the Conservative Government of Canada. Moreover, it's about economic benefits or downfalls, political roles and agendas, environmental issues, and social concerns of past and future. What are the pros and cons? Does this contribute to environmental damage, such as, climate change? Or does it entail a magnificent futuristic economy? Your participation (opinions and/or comments) is greatly valued, as it contributes to public awareness and further case study. What do you think?
Both Canadians and Americans wonder if the TransCanada pipeline expansion is for the general public to live in an improved economy with improved socioeconomic conditions. On the other hand, it is also wondered if it is a elitist schema to add more wealth into their already full pockets. One thing is for certain, environmentalists believe that the TransCanada pipelines are doing more harm than good to the our planet Earth.
ReplyDeleteOn January 7th, 2013 CBC news articled the harm that Oil sands production has caused, and will cause.
ReplyDeleteHere is the link:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/01/07/pol-oilsands-alberta-lakes-pollution-pah.html?autoplay=true
On January 17, 2013 CBC reported that the expansion of the TransCanada Pipelines are expected to go through.
ReplyDeleteHere is the link:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2013/01/17/pol-keystone-environmental-groups.html
On January 22, 2013 TransCanada announces the approval of the Keystone Pipeline, even though it was rejected last year by the Obama administration.
ReplyDeleteHere is the link to TransCanada's announcement:
http://www.transcanada.com/6191.html
Yesterday, on January 24, 2013 a presentation was made by TransCanada's President & CEO, Russ Girling at the Whistler Institutional Investor Conference.
ReplyDeleteHere is that presentation:
http://www.transcanada.com/docs/Investor_Centre/TRANSCANADA_Russ_Girling_Presentation.pdf
Last Friday, on February 8, 2013. CBC aired "The Nature of Things"; David Suzuki discussed an element of the pipeline activity, called FRACKING. This is a process of obtaining natural gas from deep underground. It is another instance of the political economy of the environment. "The process uses tremendous amount of water" says Suzuki. "This is water that is gone forever from the hydrological cycle" says an interviewed environmentalist. The question is, will pipeline expansion, and fracking have huge negative effect on the environment, such as a big contributor to climate change and water scarcity? Environmental researchers believe so. Then why does the government of Canada allow such contamination of air and water?
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteThis website has a hockey star connected to David Suszuki on the oil sands issue, which realtes to the Keystone piplines XL, a trans Canada project. Check it out.
ReplyDeletehttp://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/06/hockey-star-goes-to-bat-for-energy-efficiency/
There are tonnes of air and water pollution spewed from the oil sands fracking process. While an enormous amount of fresh water is removed from the hydrological cycle at the Alberta sites, another threat looms in relation the piplining activity; Oil tankers. Oil tankers are risks, as history tells us about catastrophic oil spills on the coasts. Indeed, the pipling business has a number of environmentally dangering characteristics that beyond Alberta's rivers and air. The transcanada piplines corporation have proposed lines to construct, the keystone xl pipline, that goes to the U.S, and another that goes from Alberta to the coast of B.C.
ReplyDeletehere is a link to the oil tankers news:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/03/18/bc-federal-tanker-safety.html
As you can see, the big business is using safety to make spice up their pipline proposal.
Yesterday, the Edmonton Journal headlined "Tainted water poured for hours before broken Suncor pipe sealed". The Athabasca river was contaminated by this toxic leak. Greenpeace Canada spokesman Mike Hudema said, “It’s time the government stepped in and stopped these companies from operating until they can prove they can do it without impacting communities or the environment.” I for one have become somewhat of a social green in opposition of market liberals, like Suncor, who do not seem to be practicing sustainability. Yes, the oilsands and pipelines need to be put on hold, before further environmental damage occurs.
ReplyDeleteLink to news article:
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/touch/story.html?id=8153068
Hello Dennis
ReplyDeleteI thought you were not doing anything with your Blog, but I just realized you were posting everything as comments under your first Blog post
You might want to copy your comments and paste them into new blog posts
Aaron - it is very difficult to follow as it is now