Letters: Pipeline Politics, Economics and Science
International Herald Tribune Saturday 11th February, 2012
To the Editor:
Re "Poisoned Politics of Keystone XL," by Joe Nocera (column, Feb. 7):
Every pro-Keystone argument leaves out the same major facts:
¶Tar sands oil is not intended for United States consumption, but for shipping to the highest bidder.
¶The job projections were discovered to be highly inflated; State Department estimates barely break 5,000.
¶Many Canadians oppose a tar sands pipeline as it is destroying large sections of their environment.
Mix this with about a dozen leaks that Keystone I has had in a single year, extremely high refining costs, and a route that puts American food and water supplies at increased risk, and it's hard to find a reason to like Keystone XL.
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