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2012-01-16 Great White North

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Posted by Steve White 2012-01-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 obama is such a wreck for the us...anything to create jobs here -- especially tied to oil --- must be denied

we cannot afford another 4 years

Posted by dan 2012-01-16 07:35|| 2012-01-16 07:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Native Canadian opposition to the Pacific offloading port location stands to be a significant obstacle to the Chinese alternative.
Could shift the US line routing off the aquifer/wetlands area that has been the focus of the US objections, but that would add costs, years of new studies and delays, and no doubt some new excuses as to why it mustn't be done.
It's all excuses. "Energy prices must necessarily skyrocket." Among other reasons, because otherwise the Green boondoggles are way too expensive to compete.

Posted by Glenmore 2012-01-16 09:20|| 2012-01-16 09:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Map of North American pipelines just for perspective.

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-01-16 10:01|| 2012-01-16 10:01|| Front Page Top

#4 The oilsands can easily support pipelines to the west coast (and to China) as well as to Texas. Its not a case of either or, or in anyway a pressure tactic on the US. Its good business sense to create transportation systems to expand markets. Thats all. What is interesting is that Keystone will create jobs in the US, not so much in Canada (as the lines are already built)and will help Texas refineries which are currently operating well under their capacities. Now if we thought like some other nations, we wouldnt bother,and would just build more refineries in Canada and then sell the final products. Hmmmmm. Perhaps having Canada as a neighbour is a good thing. No matter what party in the States you vote for.

Posted by Northern Cousin 2012-01-16 15:03|| 2012-01-16 15:03|| Front Page Top

#5 We like and respect our norther cousins, Northern Cousin. And while we are annoyed with our president for, among other things, jerking y'all around with this pipeline thing, there is no reason your prosperity should be held hostage to his malignancy along with our own. After all, your majority voted in Harper, while ours chose Obama. Hopefully this next election we'll catch up.

Posted by trailing wife 2012-01-16 17:48|| 2012-01-16 17:48|| Front Page Top

#6 TOPIX > HARPER SAYS CANADA WON'T BE THE UNITED STATES' NORTHERN "GIANT NATIONAL PARK".

Uh oh, the Mackenzies are on to us.

At the rate Russia is going as per its Far East [RFE], Canada prolly has a better chance of becom future "Chinese Siberia/Yakutia in North America" than "Russia in North America".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-17 00:00|| 2012-01-17 00:00|| Front Page Top

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