In a blog post that I read today, Mitt Romney is supposedly
supporting a new pipeline called the Keystone XL Pipeline. The post is written
by Tina Casey, on CleanTechnica, a site that has many blog posts on the subject
of sustainability. In the world that we live in today, why do we need another
major pipeline coming from another country to support our energy needs? These
pipelines are big risks that we are taking on due to the possibility of oil
spills and the impacts on the environment from building them. We have already experienced what oil spills do
to our environment, so why do we need to be relying on more, less efficient
energy sources. Just in the last year the Keystone pipelines had twelve oil
spills. Do we really need more oil or should we move from oil to renewable
energies?
Another thing that the blog said was that the oil from the
Canadian oil sands, which is where the pipeline would come from, are harder to clean up due to the density of
the oil sands making the carbons solidify rather than release into the air. If
there is a major spill with this type of oil, there will be a major impact on
the environment. Is it necessary to take that risk just for more oil? In my
opinion, this is a big risk to take on when we have the resources to produce
the energy that we need. We have all of the renewable energies that can replace
oil which will also be good for the environment at the same time. This is the link to the blog if anyone is interested in reading. Also, if there are any questions, comments, or opinions feel free to leave a comment.
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