Originally Posted By: 1999nick
Originally Posted By: Shannow
Pipe would naturally be to a port.
That being the case, why wouldn't they transfer the oil by tanker to the US, instead of a longer trip to China? How many billion dollars would this save over the cost of the controversial pipeline?
They would first have to build the pipeline to the pacific coast of British Columbia, and blast through the Rocky Mountains.
Then tanker the oil to China (or the US.) Likely cost more to do this than just build the pipeline to Texas.
A desision was promissed by the end of this year, but this delay is pure politics, but I don't think its smart politics. The Environmentalists are against it for a variety of reasons, and have threatened to not support president OB. That begs the question: Who are they going to support??
Unions and business are all in favor, and how often do you see that. 20,000 new jobs and Trans Canada Pipeline is footing the whole bill for this project. If I were President (God Forbid...!
) I would say. "Lets get to work!"