[Music] delays political debate and a
delays political debate and a
delays political debate and a presidential veto have helped make this
presidential veto have helped make this
presidential veto have helped make this a hot-button political issue welcome to
a hot-button political issue welcome to
a hot-button political issue welcome to watchmojo.com is installment we’re
watchmojo.com is installment we’re
watchmojo.com is installment we’re counting down ten crucial facts you
counting down ten crucial facts you
counting down ten crucial facts you should know about the Keystone pipeline
should know about the Keystone pipeline
should know about the Keystone pipeline number ten what is the Keystone pipeline
number ten what is the Keystone pipeline
number ten what is the Keystone pipeline the brainchild of the TransCanada
the brainchild of the TransCanada
the brainchild of the TransCanada Corporation a Canadian energy company
Corporation a Canadian energy company
Corporation a Canadian energy company based in Alberta Canada the Keystone
based in Alberta Canada the Keystone
based in Alberta Canada the Keystone pipeline is a pipeline that channels
pipeline is a pipeline that channels
pipeline is a pipeline that channels increased amounts of oil from Alberta’s
increased amounts of oil from Alberta’s
increased amounts of oil from Alberta’s oil sands to the United States up to
oil sands to the United States up to
oil sands to the United States up to eight hundred and thirty thousand
eight hundred and thirty thousand
eight hundred and thirty thousand barrels per day in existence as an idea
barrels per day in existence as an idea
barrels per day in existence as an idea since 2005 the project was heavily
since 2005 the project was heavily
since 2005 the project was heavily criticized up north however in 2007 the
criticized up north however in 2007 the
criticized up north however in 2007 the Canadian government approved the
Canadian government approved the
Canadian government approved the pipeline’s construction on its home soil
pipeline’s construction on its home soil
pipeline’s construction on its home soil followed by the u.s. approved phase one
followed by the u.s. approved phase one
followed by the u.s. approved phase one a year later the first three phases of
a year later the first three phases of
a year later the first three phases of the project were completed and online by
the project were completed and online by
the project were completed and online by 2015 as the contentious fourth phase
2015 as the contentious fourth phase
2015 as the contentious fourth phase referred to as Keystone XL remained
referred to as Keystone XL remained
referred to as Keystone XL remained incomplete phase four was essentially a
incomplete phase four was essentially a
incomplete phase four was essentially a quicker route to and from the same
quicker route to and from the same
quicker route to and from the same locations as the phase one project with
locations as the phase one project with
locations as the phase one project with more direct access into states like
more direct access into states like
more direct access into states like Texas however because it’s proposed
Texas however because it’s proposed
Texas however because it’s proposed route passes over Nebraska’s Ogallala
route passes over Nebraska’s Ogallala
route passes over Nebraska’s Ogallala Aquifer a vital source of water used for
Aquifer a vital source of water used for
Aquifer a vital source of water used for drinking farming and more this portion
drinking farming and more this portion
drinking farming and more this portion of the project has been even more highly
of the project has been even more highly
of the project has been even more highly debated than phases one through three
debated than phases one through three
debated than phases one through three number nine how is the Keystone
number nine how is the Keystone
number nine how is the Keystone different from other pipelines because
different from other pipelines because
different from other pipelines because of its sheer size and scope and because
of its sheer size and scope and because
of its sheer size and scope and because it crosses the border between two
it crosses the border between two
it crosses the border between two countries spanning several states and
countries spanning several states and
countries spanning several states and provinces with over 2,000 miles of
provinces with over 2,000 miles of
provinces with over 2,000 miles of pipeline the Keystone pipeline brings
pipeline the Keystone pipeline brings
pipeline the Keystone pipeline brings with it unique political challenges for
with it unique political challenges for
with it unique political challenges for example the project required approval
example the project required approval
example the project required approval from the Canadian government as well as
from the Canadian government as well as
from the Canadian government as well as the United States government in the form
the United States government in the form
the United States government in the form of an environmental impact assessment
of an environmental impact assessment
of an environmental impact assessment and a national interest assessment they
and a national interest assessment they
and a national interest assessment they undirected my administration to cut
undirected my administration to cut
undirected my administration to cut through the red tape break through the
through the red tape break through the
through the red tape break through the bureaucratic hurdles and make this
bureaucratic hurdles and make this
bureaucratic hurdles and make this project a priority to go ahead and get
project a priority to go ahead and get
project a priority to go ahead and get it done
it done
it done after over two years of paperwork
after over two years of paperwork
after over two years of paperwork TransCanada finally secured the permits
TransCanada finally secured the permits
TransCanada finally secured the permits required for the project however phase
required for the project however phase
required for the project however phase four remains in limbo as US President
four remains in limbo as US President
four remains in limbo as US President Barack Obama makes his conclusive choice
Barack Obama makes his conclusive choice
Barack Obama makes his conclusive choice on whether or not to approve the
on whether or not to approve the
on whether or not to approve the pipeline number eight why is this issue
pipeline number eight why is this issue
pipeline number eight why is this issue so contentious as it stands there are
so contentious as it stands there are
so contentious as it stands there are roughly 70 pipelines that cross the
roughly 70 pipelines that cross the
roughly 70 pipelines that cross the borders between the u.s. and Canada with
borders between the u.s. and Canada with
borders between the u.s. and Canada with some transporting oil and others natural
some transporting oil and others natural
some transporting oil and others natural gas but the Keystone XL project was
gas but the Keystone XL project was
gas but the Keystone XL project was brought to the attention of the public
brought to the attention of the public
brought to the attention of the public as environmentalists economists and
as environmentalists economists and
as environmentalists economists and politicians all weighed in
politicians all weighed in
politicians all weighed in environmentalists across the globe say
environmentalists across the globe say
environmentalists across the globe say that it’s a huge drawback that some of
that it’s a huge drawback that some of
that it’s a huge drawback that some of the oil traveling through the pipeline
the oil traveling through the pipeline
the oil traveling through the pipeline comes from Alberta’s oil sands to
comes from Alberta’s oil sands to
comes from Alberta’s oil sands to extract usable oil from this source is
extract usable oil from this source is
extract usable oil from this source is not only labor intensive but also energy
not only labor intensive but also energy
not only labor intensive but also energy intensive meaning that oil derived from
intensive meaning that oil derived from
intensive meaning that oil derived from oil sands produces significantly more
oil sands produces significantly more
oil sands produces significantly more greenhouse gas emissions from start to
greenhouse gas emissions from start to
greenhouse gas emissions from start to finish than its more traditional
finish than its more traditional
finish than its more traditional counterparts economists say that since
counterparts economists say that since
counterparts economists say that since the US economy still depends on oil in a
the US economy still depends on oil in a
the US economy still depends on oil in a big way this project would be a huge
big way this project would be a huge
big way this project would be a huge boon to the country the American public
boon to the country the American public
boon to the country the American public stands to gain of 42,000 new jobs two
stands to gain of 42,000 new jobs two
stands to gain of 42,000 new jobs two billion dollars in investment in the
billion dollars in investment in the
billion dollars in investment in the pockets of the American public the
pockets of the American public the
pockets of the American public the debate among American politicians is
debate among American politicians is
debate among American politicians is split along party lines with President
split along party lines with President
split along party lines with President Obama torn between his environmentally
Obama torn between his environmentally
Obama torn between his environmentally minded supporters and the 61 percent of
minded supporters and the 61 percent of
minded supporters and the 61 percent of Americans who approve of the pipeline
Americans who approve of the pipeline
Americans who approve of the pipeline the republican-controlled Congress hopes
the republican-controlled Congress hopes
the republican-controlled Congress hopes to force the president into okaying the
to force the president into okaying the
to force the president into okaying the project number seven who opposes the
project number seven who opposes the
project number seven who opposes the Keystone XL pipeline that’s why I call
Keystone XL pipeline that’s why I call
Keystone XL pipeline that’s why I call this pipeline the Keystone XL extra
this pipeline the Keystone XL extra
this pipeline the Keystone XL extra lethal pipeline it’s mainly
lethal pipeline it’s mainly
lethal pipeline it’s mainly environmental groups and climate change
environmental groups and climate change
environmental groups and climate change experts who oppose the pipeline as they
experts who oppose the pipeline as they
experts who oppose the pipeline as they viewed the original path of the XL
viewed the original path of the XL
viewed the original path of the XL pipeline as a disastrous move with
pipeline as a disastrous move with
pipeline as a disastrous move with potentially massive repercussions
potentially massive repercussions
potentially massive repercussions environmentalists worry about the
environmentalists worry about the
environmentalists worry about the pipeline not only because this would
pipeline not only because this would
pipeline not only because this would enable America to remain dependent on
enable America to remain dependent on
enable America to remain dependent on oil which they say will soon lead to
oil which they say will soon lead to
oil which they say will soon lead to irreparable damage in terms of climate
irreparable damage in terms of climate
irreparable damage in terms of climate change but also because using oil from
change but also because using oil from
change but also because using oil from the oil sands will inherently lead to an
the oil sands will inherently lead to an
the oil sands will inherently lead to an increase in
increase in
increase in greenhouse gas emissions what’s more
greenhouse gas emissions what’s more
greenhouse gas emissions what’s more there are concerns about leaks along the
there are concerns about leaks along the
there are concerns about leaks along the pipeline and those worries are not
pipeline and those worries are not
pipeline and those worries are not unfounded phase one had over a dozen
unfounded phase one had over a dozen
unfounded phase one had over a dozen accidents during its first year and
accidents during its first year and
accidents during its first year and residents living near the proposed
residents living near the proposed
residents living near the proposed pipeline locations mention oil spills as
pipeline locations mention oil spills as
pipeline locations mention oil spills as a worst-case scenario number six who
a worst-case scenario number six who
a worst-case scenario number six who supports the Keystone XL pipeline
supports the Keystone XL pipeline
supports the Keystone XL pipeline reliable stable source of energy
reliable stable source of energy
reliable stable source of energy produced in North America support for
produced in North America support for
produced in North America support for this pipeline has come from various
this pipeline has come from various
this pipeline has come from various factions including the Canadian
factions including the Canadian
factions including the Canadian government TransCanada major labor
government TransCanada major labor
government TransCanada major labor unions and large refineries that have
unions and large refineries that have
unions and large refineries that have already signed multi-year contracts for
already signed multi-year contracts for
already signed multi-year contracts for future oil refinery operations over half
future oil refinery operations over half
future oil refinery operations over half of the US population has also expressed
of the US population has also expressed
of the US population has also expressed support for the project the State
support for the project the State
support for the project the State Department has estimated that the
Department has estimated that the
Department has estimated that the pipeline would create between five and
pipeline would create between five and
pipeline would create between five and six thousand jobs in the US while other
six thousand jobs in the US while other
six thousand jobs in the US while other sources put that number much lower in
sources put that number much lower in
sources put that number much lower in addition the current method of crude oil
addition the current method of crude oil
addition the current method of crude oil transportation between Canada and the
transportation between Canada and the
transportation between Canada and the United States is Via Rail and recently
United States is Via Rail and recently
United States is Via Rail and recently there have been several serious
there have been several serious
there have been several serious accidents involving trains carrying oil
accidents involving trains carrying oil
accidents involving trains carrying oil making the pipeline seem like a more
making the pipeline seem like a more
making the pipeline seem like a more favorable option proponents of the
favorable option proponents of the
favorable option proponents of the pipeline also mentioned the benefit of
pipeline also mentioned the benefit of
pipeline also mentioned the benefit of not depending on foreign oil from
not depending on foreign oil from
not depending on foreign oil from countries like Saudi Arabia or Nigeria
countries like Saudi Arabia or Nigeria
countries like Saudi Arabia or Nigeria and finally the ties this project would
and finally the ties this project would
and finally the ties this project would create between the US and Canada are
create between the US and Canada are
create between the US and Canada are cited as invaluable number five why is
cited as invaluable number five why is
cited as invaluable number five why is approval of Keystone XL taking so long
approval of Keystone XL taking so long
approval of Keystone XL taking so long phase four of the project the
phase four of the project the
phase four of the project the controversial Keystone XL phase was
controversial Keystone XL phase was
controversial Keystone XL phase was delayed in order to give the government
delayed in order to give the government
delayed in order to give the government enough time to properly examine the
enough time to properly examine the
enough time to properly examine the project this is despite of the State
project this is despite of the State
project this is despite of the State Department’s environmental impact report
Department’s environmental impact report
Department’s environmental impact report which claimed that the XL pipeline would
which claimed that the XL pipeline would
which claimed that the XL pipeline would cause quote no significant impact in
cause quote no significant impact in
cause quote no significant impact in other words building it won’t make much
other words building it won’t make much
other words building it won’t make much difference it’s welcome news for the oil
difference it’s welcome news for the oil
difference it’s welcome news for the oil industry and for the Harper government
industry and for the Harper government
industry and for the Harper government this report immediately drew criticism
this report immediately drew criticism
this report immediately drew criticism from environmental groups who believe it
from environmental groups who believe it
from environmental groups who believe it downplayed the effect of the pipeline in
downplayed the effect of the pipeline in
downplayed the effect of the pipeline in addition documents obtained under the
addition documents obtained under the
addition documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show that
Freedom of Information Act show that
Freedom of Information Act show that TransCanada had previously worked with
TransCanada had previously worked with
TransCanada had previously worked with the contractor they recommended to help
the contractor they recommended to help
the contractor they recommended to help with the State Department study
with the State Department study
with the State Department study seriously calling its legitimacy into
seriously calling its legitimacy into
seriously calling its legitimacy into question number four
question number four
question number four how will the Keystone pipeline affect
how will the Keystone pipeline affect
how will the Keystone pipeline affect the environment while the State
the environment while the State
the environment while the State Department concluded that the pipeline
Department concluded that the pipeline
Department concluded that the pipeline would have a minimal impact on the
would have a minimal impact on the
would have a minimal impact on the environment they also said that
environment they also said that
environment they also said that development of Canada’s oil sands
development of Canada’s oil sands
development of Canada’s oil sands industry would lead to higher greenhouse
industry would lead to higher greenhouse
industry would lead to higher greenhouse gas emissions and according to the
gas emissions and according to the
gas emissions and according to the nonprofit environmental advocacy group
nonprofit environmental advocacy group
nonprofit environmental advocacy group the Natural Resources Defense Council or
the Natural Resources Defense Council or
the Natural Resources Defense Council or NRDC the amount of carbon added to our
NRDC the amount of carbon added to our
NRDC the amount of carbon added to our atmosphere as a result of Keystone XL
atmosphere as a result of Keystone XL
atmosphere as a result of Keystone XL over the next five decades would be more
over the next five decades would be more
over the next five decades would be more than the combined emissions of every car
than the combined emissions of every car
than the combined emissions of every car in the US over the course of one year
in the US over the course of one year
in the US over the course of one year the rules of supply and demand also
the rules of supply and demand also
the rules of supply and demand also suggest that with more oil available
suggest that with more oil available
suggest that with more oil available prices will drop and therefore
prices will drop and therefore
prices will drop and therefore consumption will increase thereby again
consumption will increase thereby again
consumption will increase thereby again increasing the carbon footprint of the
increasing the carbon footprint of the
increasing the carbon footprint of the pipeline number three does North America
pipeline number three does North America
pipeline number three does North America need the oil North America has been
need the oil North America has been
need the oil North America has been experiencing an energy boom with jobs
experiencing an energy boom with jobs
experiencing an energy boom with jobs being created and costs being lowered
being created and costs being lowered
being created and costs being lowered this new infrastructure would keep that
this new infrastructure would keep that
this new infrastructure would keep that boom going and would weaken North
boom going and would weaken North
boom going and would weaken North American dependence on foreign oil even
American dependence on foreign oil even
American dependence on foreign oil even further
further
further however as environmentalists are hoping
however as environmentalists are hoping
however as environmentalists are hoping to shift energy sources from oil to
to shift energy sources from oil to
to shift energy sources from oil to something more environmentally friendly
something more environmentally friendly
something more environmentally friendly the need for oil in North America is
the need for oil in North America is
the need for oil in North America is relative number two how did the White
relative number two how did the White
relative number two how did the White House vote sergeant-at-arms will restore
House vote sergeant-at-arms will restore
House vote sergeant-at-arms will restore order after the Senate approved the
order after the Senate approved the
order after the Senate approved the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline
construction of the Keystone XL pipeline
construction of the Keystone XL pipeline at the end of January President Obama
at the end of January President Obama
at the end of January President Obama vetoed the bill On February 24th 2015 in
vetoed the bill On February 24th 2015 in
vetoed the bill On February 24th 2015 in explaining his decision Obama said that
explaining his decision Obama said that
explaining his decision Obama said that the bill was an attempt by the
the bill was an attempt by the
the bill was an attempt by the republican-led Congress to make a
republican-led Congress to make a
republican-led Congress to make a decision that should be a task for the
decision that should be a task for the
decision that should be a task for the president he also questioned whether
president he also questioned whether
president he also questioned whether such a pipeline was truly in the
such a pipeline was truly in the
such a pipeline was truly in the country’s best interest a few weeks
country’s best interest a few weeks
country’s best interest a few weeks later Republicans tried to overrule the
later Republicans tried to overrule the
later Republicans tried to overrule the presidential veto but failed to reach
presidential veto but failed to reach
presidential veto but failed to reach the two-thirds majority in terms of vote
the two-thirds majority in terms of vote
the two-thirds majority in terms of vote that would have been necessary to do so
that would have been necessary to do so
that would have been necessary to do so number one who has the final decision on
number one who has the final decision on
number one who has the final decision on the Keystone XL pipeline because they
the Keystone XL pipeline because they
the Keystone XL pipeline because they were unable to overrule the presidential
were unable to overrule the presidential
were unable to overrule the presidential veto some Senate members hinted that the
veto some Senate members hinted that the
veto some Senate members hinted that the battle is not over and that they might
battle is not over and that they might
battle is not over and that they might attach
attach
attach the pipeline to other legislation in the
the pipeline to other legislation in the
the pipeline to other legislation in the future that the president will not want
future that the president will not want
future that the president will not want to veto in the meantime Canada plans to
to veto in the meantime Canada plans to
to veto in the meantime Canada plans to increase its oil sands production
increase its oil sands production
increase its oil sands production regardless of the outcome of the
regardless of the outcome of the
regardless of the outcome of the Keystone pipeline issue and will thus
Keystone pipeline issue and will thus
Keystone pipeline issue and will thus search for viable alternatives such as
search for viable alternatives such as
search for viable alternatives such as the construction of the Northern Gateway
the construction of the Northern Gateway
the construction of the Northern Gateway pipeline which would transport oil to
pipeline which would transport oil to
pipeline which would transport oil to Canada’s west coast in order to meet
Canada’s west coast in order to meet
Canada’s west coast in order to meet Asian demand but the final decision lies
Asian demand but the final decision lies
Asian demand but the final decision lies in the hands of President Obama who is
in the hands of President Obama who is
in the hands of President Obama who is expected to make his final choice at
expected to make his final choice at
expected to make his final choice at some point during 2015
some point during 2015
some point during 2015 did these facts surprise you to vote for
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