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GummyBearz

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4. One thing that comes to mind...

Reply to LiberalAndProud (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 21, 2015, 08:24 PM

Jan 2015

...is that it will have to be shipped to its end destination no matter what. So routing it from the fracking area to get refined in a central location (like Oklahoma), then trucked east, west, north, south etc. somewhat makes sense.

I'm not sure on the cost of building a new refinery in Canada vs. the cost of building the pipeline... but you can be sure the workers in OK/TX will be pissed if they are told they need to relocate to the frozen north or lose their job.

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The truth about the Keystone XL Pipeline... [View all] kentuck Jan 2015 OP

B-b-but they promised the oil would stay here!!!1!1 louis-t Jan 2015 #1

Alberta tar sand oil, Hardisty it is called after the northern terminal 's town name; it is shipped to Hardisty, Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #2

I need something explained. LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #3

One thing that comes to mind... GummyBearz Jan 2015 #4

Might it be that it inflates oil prices? LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #5

Not sure it would... Saudi Arabia/OPEC has the power to put oil prices where ever they want GummyBearz Jan 2015 #11

First off, they did not expect the controversy surrounding it in the least. kentauros Jan 2015 #6

Thanks. It does answer a great deal. LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #7

You're welcome :) kentauros Jan 2015 #8

How many jobs would this really create? panader0 Jan 2015 #9

Not many permanent ones, even with contractors kentauros Jan 2015 #10

You got that Right madokie Jan 2015 #12

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