Keystone Archive

  • By Carolina Luna Here’s a link to Keystone XL: Part I Continued from last month’s issue of Nvate, Keystone XL is a proposed crude oil pipeline that would span nearly 2,000 miles and stretch from Hardisty, Alberta, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. This month’s issue focuses on the creation of jobs, consequences of an oil spill and suggested alternatives to the pipeline. To get the whole story, read May’s issue, wherein you will learn about the environmental impact that processing the oil has on Canadian forests and indigenous people....

    Keystone XL: Are Oil Sands a Solution or a Bandage? Part II

    Posted on August 21, 2012 | No Comments
    By Carolina Luna Here’s a link to Keystone XL: Part I Continued from last month’s issue of Nvate, Keystone XL is a proposed crude oil pipeline that would span nearly 2,000 miles and stretch from Hardisty, Alberta, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. This month’s issue focuses on the creation of jobs, consequences of an oil spill and suggested alternatives to the pipeline. To get the whole story, read May’s issue, wherein you will learn about the environmental impact that processing the oil has on Canadian forests and indigenous people....

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  • By Carolina Luna At first blush, oil doesn’t have a lot to recommend it as an energy source. It’s dirty, poisonous, contributes to global carbon emissions, most energy released when oil is burned is lost as heat, and just try getting it out of cashmere. Still, the world can’t get enough of this stuff, and that demand is “fueling” interest in oil sources once too difficult or expensive to exploit. One source making the news recently is the Canadian Tar Sands and the Keystone XL pipeline, which President Obama shot...

    Keystone XL: Are Oil Sands a Solution or a Bandage? Part I

    Posted on July 16, 2012 | No Comments
    By Carolina Luna At first blush, oil doesn’t have a lot to recommend it as an energy source. It’s dirty, poisonous, contributes to global carbon emissions, most energy released when oil is burned is lost as heat, and just try getting it out of cashmere. Still, the world can’t get enough of this stuff, and that demand is “fueling” interest in oil sources once too difficult or expensive to exploit. One source making the news recently is the Canadian Tar Sands and the Keystone XL pipeline, which President Obama shot...

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