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1. The emissions are outrageous and continue to be outrageous. Getting the stuff out of the ground destroys forests and land, and that means that the forests aren't there to soak up any of the carbon emissions. Moreover, just getting it to market involves the burning of natural gas and the destruction of fresh water.
2. The net energy gain is negligible; further natural gas condensates and heating are necessary to get the stuff through the pipeline.
3. The tar sands oil has destroyed the environment of a huge swath of Alberta, which looks a lot like a Mordor theme park.
4. Pipelines leak, especially when badly welded and aging pipelines come in contact with an abrasive and corrosive substance. There have been 2 leaks a day for 37 years in Alberta.
5. The tar sands energy projects aren't putting money into the general economy, and in fact, those energy projects are ensuring further inequality in the general population.
6. No one knows how to clean the tar sands crud out of the environment, especially water. It sinks. While companies have been rushing to move this stuff to market, they haven't bothered to work very hard at finding ways to get rid of it.
5. If the pipelines aren't built, it will take Harper time to replace them, and the tar sands project will not expand during that time, maybe ever.
That is what we know. That is why we are trying to get Obama to kill this thing. We can't get the secretive and destructive Harper to open up the research or to kill the thing, because he wants the money to ensure re-election. If Obama will kill it, we might be able to breathe a little bit longer.
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