Write a 6 page essay on Keystone Pipeline Controversy on U.S. Economic and Environmental perspectives.Download file to see previous pages... The production, distribution as well the use of oil is dest

Write a 6 page essay on Keystone Pipeline Controversy on U.S. Economic and Environmental perspectives.

The production, distribution as well the use of oil is destructing our environmental which will be very harmful especially for the future generations. The Keystone Pipeline is a pipeline system operated by a Canada company TransCanada. The Keystone project was to transport synthetic crude oil from the oil sands region in northeastern Alberta, Canada to multiple destinations in the United States. Since 2010 when the Keystone Pipeline Project first comes out, it has received lawsuits and criticism from oil refineries, environmentalist, and some members of the United States Congress (Dutta 159). Although the application of TransCanada building the Keystone Pipeline from Canada to the U.S. has been rejected by the U.S. government, TransCanada stated that they will resend the application to get the permit. After being rejected, the Canadian prime minister, Stephen Harper said, ““I don’t object to foreigners expressing their opinion but I don’t want them to be able to hijack the process so that we don’t make a decision that’s timely or in the interests of Canadians (CBC News 2012).” This has become a major controversy in the US. With concerns of possible economic benefits and potential environmental effects, what will be a better decision to make by the U.S. government under the pressure from TransCanada, Giant oils, and the residents of states where the pipeline goes through (Hiro 219)? There has always been a peaceful trading relationship between the United States and Canada who also share the longest border in the world. However, the keystone pipeline project received multiple responses from the politicians and other stakeholders of the United States as well as Canada. The proposal of expanding the keystone pipeline from the Alberta Tar Sands to the Gulf of Mexico also received pressure and disapproval from the tribal nations of these countries (Widener 301). Various policy makers and stakeholders such as the public and the politicians and the environmentalist have shown concern that if the pipeline is extended it will damage the property of earth. The major negative impact will be experienced by the water life and the plant life and the birds that travel from one place to another. This is because environmentalists have predicted that this project would have serious damaging environmental effects for both these nations and the world as a whole. This project is expected to reduce the reliance of the United States on energy resources from those regions that are unstable and will also boost the domestic energy and energy security of the country. The proposal of sending approximately 80,000 barrels of oil per day to the refineries in United States would only have been achieved through increased production of oil in the Alberta Tar Sands. This increase in production will further result in an increase of carbon dioxide emissions from 28 metric tones in 2004 to 95 metric tones within fifteen year that is by 2020. There will be an increase in the emission of the green house gases which can prove to be very damaging for the society as well as the world. The supporters of this project argue that the United States government has conducted an environmental review for the safety of our environment which indicates that this project would be put into action with appropriate measures for the protection of the environment.