Turns out the Canadians don't want the Keystone Pipeline either. (Canada, news)

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

.....and for good reasons. Here's one excerpt:



But of course, we're supposed to want something even they don't want, right?

Here's the rest of the link:
Keystone Moves North, Where Big Oil Is Losing | Politics News | Rolling Stone

What do you mean by they don't want it either? What is that supposed to mean? You do realize a huge majority of the America people want the pipeline don't you?

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by nmnita

What do you mean by they don't want it either? What is that supposed to mean? You do realize a huge majority of the America people want the pipeline don't you?

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A solid majority of Americans think the U.S. government should approve of building the Keystone XL pipeline, while 29% think it should not.

Americans Favor Keystone XL Pipeline

(for when you get questioned)

[Electric Blue]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

.....and for good reasons. Here's one excerpt:



But of course, we're supposed to want something even they don't want, right?

Here's the rest of the link:
Keystone Moves North, Where Big Oil Is Losing | Politics News | Rolling Stone

Why do you oppose blue collar workers earning a goof living? Are you such a sycophant for Obama you will support anything that pos does? Btw,Rolling Stone is a tad leftwing.

[plwhit]

Oh boy, more worthless news from rolling stone....

[cjski]

Originally Posted by nmnita

...You do realize a huge majority of the America people want the pipeline don't you?

This might actually carry weight if a 'huge majority' of Amaericans were petrochemical engineers...

...did you even read Mirceas' post?

[desertdetroiter]

Originally Posted by nmnita

What do you mean by they don't want it either? What is that supposed to mean? You do realize a huge majority of the America people want the pipeline don't you?

A huge majority of Americans want a lot of sh*t. Doesn't mean that it makes sense. Doing things based on majority opinion can be incredibly stupid. That's why we're supposed to elect legislators to make decisions based on common sense, and not based on the opinions of the boobwahzee idiots in line at Walmart.

Canada has water on 3 sides. Let them run the pipeline across their own territory.

[sanspeur]

Originally Posted by roysoldboy

Ok, your link was printed on August 2, 2012. Today, September 3, 2012 I heard the governor of Montana who will deliver the keynote speech in Charlotte in a couple of days talking about that Keystone pipeline. He said that everybody was in line with it, even British Columbia, except Nebraska and it was them that was holding it back. The top speaker at the DNC till Obama gets up, unless you see Clinton as the top man, says that it is Nebraska that is holding the thing back. I wonder who is telling the truth.

We the people do not want it, regardless of what our governments say...

[BruSan]

Originally Posted by desertdetroiter

A huge majority of Americans want a lot of sh*t. Doesn't mean that it makes sense. Doing things based on majority opinion can be incredibly stupid. That's why we're supposed to elect legislators to make decisions based on common sense, and not based on the opinions of the boobwahzee idiots in line at Walmart.

Canada has water on 3 sides. Let them run the pipeline across their own territory.

Check out where six of these folks come from. Mmmm.

Board of Directors - Enbridge Inc.

One of them you Michigonians will even rcognize as a past governor. It aint as though it's some evil Canadian conspiracy operating here.

The deals were made with Texas gulf coast refineries who spent big money upgrading their refineries to handle this slop and which made this pipline economicly feasible.

So in summation; the U.S. oil upgraders wanted it, and signed contracts to buy it to upgrade it and export it and Enbridge invested heavily into providing it. Nebraska blocked the route, the route got changed in a subsequent submission to miss the aquifer in question but now you're into your election year and NOTHING gets addressed during one of those, so it will sit until one of the elected "haircuts" makes a final decision.

Canadian citizens aren't "pushing" anything onto you. Just keep saying no and it will all become a moot point. Making it into an us against them with big bad Canada a boogyman seems a little childish. The average Canadian citizen couldn't give a rat's patoot if we sell it to you or whoever. It'll get sold regardless, too much demand for it to just let it stay in the ground.

Warren Buffet bought a rail company because it is transporting that chit south, so he put his money on the right horse for the time being didn't he? That's business.

The pipeline not getting built results in a bunch of folks who jumped the gun losing their investment. Not the first time that's happened is it? Enbridge's history of compliance and response would be enough for me to deny the opportunity to them.

We didn't "threaten" to sell to the Chinese; we "announced" we are selling to the Chinese. Your own press put that 'threaten' spin on it. We would sell to whoever in any case regardless if the pipeline gets built or not. You're not the only market for the gloop and you cannot possibly handle all of it anyway.

As an aside; Canada recently turned down an attempt by China to purchase a major portion of a Canadian Oil company.

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Given that it was such a GREAT idea to block this pipeline project and SO much in the interest of the American (and Canadian) people....lets see if the Dems make it a keynote part of the convention tomorrow.

[BruSan]

Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake

Given that it was such a GREAT idea to block this pipeline project and SO much in the interest of the American (and Canadian) people....lets see if the Dems make it a keynote part of the convention tomorrow.

Oh boy; I wouldn't hold my breath waiting on that! They just want to put it all behind them.

I caught your implication immediately