Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Too Bad Keystone Opponents; Enbridge Just Fround a Pipeline End-Around

Never underestimate the power of capitalists trying to find a place for their product to go.

Instead of waiting, the company said it plans to build a link to an adjacent pipeline, known as Line 3, which already crosses the border. Enbridge will move the oil from the Alberta Clipper to Line 3 about a mile and half north of the border, send it into the U.S., then transfer it back to the main line at another interconnect about 16 miles into the U.S.

Because the only new construction is the link in Canada, and Line 3 already has permission to bring oil into the country, no additional approvals are needed.

It isn’t a permanent solution. Enbridge wants to almost double the capacity of the Alberta Clipper to 880,000 barrels a day, but the move would provide a temporary increase in capacity for exporting Canadian crude, which has been constrained by a lack of pipelines.

I agree with this article in that these environmentalists need to reduce the demand for oil. That means push their liberal Senators and Congressmen to expand electric vehicle reimbursements. They also need to dole out greater tax breaks to car companies that make them. Let buying a Tesla be the same as buying a BMW or maybe even a bit better. Then have them expand charging stations and infrastructure. Plenty of union jobs there I assume

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