"Interesting" that 14 Ds voted "yes" ~ ~ I'm grateful there was no #15 to push it thru ~ Sooz

Keystone XL bill fails in the Senate by one vote
Reuters | 18 Nov 2014 at 18:39 ET

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday narrowly failed to pass a bill that would have approved construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, rejecting a measure the House of Representatives approved last week.

The vote count was 59-41 in favor, but 60 “ayes” would have been needed to assure passage. Fourteen Democrats voted for the bill, joining all 45 Republicans who voted to support the pipeline.

TransCanada Corp’s $8 billion pipeline would help transport crude oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, but is opposed by environmentalists.

Had the bill passed, it would likely have been vetoed by President Barack Obama.

(Reporting by Ros Krasny; Editing by Sandra Maler)

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/11/keystone-xl-bill-fails-in-the-senate-by-one-vote/

well, it WILL pass in January, and Obama will veto it.

The current price of that oil hardly justifies the cost of the project now. Producers will lose money on it.

Doesn't matter. They simply get bigger tax-payer subsidies and tax breaks.
Besides, they lose less selling at a loss than not selling at all.

bringing this to a vote was lame.

It'll eventually pass but expect some pretty onerous environmental legislation on our side of the border.

No reason to believe Keystone XL would perform any better here in the US ~ and results similar to these, along with the dishonest calculations of significantly increased employment, are the bullets we just dodged ~ a VERY damning read ~ there are a few "live links" to more/corroborating information in the original ~ Sooz

Mon Nov 17, 2014 at 02:52 PM PST.
There's Been HOW Many Pipeline Spills in Alberta in The Last Four Months??

by Gwennedd


Alberta, Canada is basically a petro state. Oil and gas production rule everything and it's happening everywhere in the north of the province. Pipelines criss cross most of Alberta. As a result, leaks of wells, facilities and pipelines are a constant thing all over the province.

But we Canadians almost never hear about them. Our main media, CBC, does not provide any coverage of the many, many spills and gas releases that happen every month, nor the efforts to clean up the messes. They're simply not considered news...at least not on the scale of disasters like some attention grabber showing up at the War Memorial on Remembrance day in uniform and bedecked with medals..none of which (uniform included) belonged to him. The guy is under arrest for impersonating an officer.

But back to the non news. It seems someone is taking notice. West Coast Native News (WCNN) has been quietly keeping tabs on all the spills and leaks. What they have found is shocking!!

The WCNN is reporting on all the spills and natural gas releases and have kindly provided the incidence reports to back up their claims.



https://sheet.zoho.com/...

Curious, I went back to July, August and September of this year, and found that October's incidents weren't unusual at all!! In July, 27 incidents were reported --16 of which involved pipelines spilling either crude oil or gas production. August saw 39 spills or releases happen, 28 of which involved pipelines. September--26, of which 22 were pipeline spills or releases. October-- 41 total incidents ( 24 pipeline incidents).

The grand total for four months....133 incidents of which 90 involved pipeline spills....68%!!!!

What is produced water that is mentioned in the incident reports? OilfieldWiki states that it is either water mixed with the oil as it comes up from the ground and from two sources: with the oil, or separate from it...OR...it's injected fluid.

Sources of this water may include flow from above or below the hydrocarbon zone, flow from within the hydrocarbon zone, or flow from injected fluids and additives resulting from production activities. This water is frequently referred to as “connate water” or “formation water” and becomes produced water when the reservoir is produced and these fluids are brought to the surface. Produced water is any water that is present in a reservoir with the hydrocarbon resource and is produced to the surface with the crude oil or natural gas.

I regret to say that due to my non-existent maths skills, I can't calculate the volume of the spills into liters for you all. Perhaps someone else can do the maths for me.

I have provided an interactive map of Alberta here so that anyone interested in seeing exactly where the spills have happened can do so.

I noticed that in the report of an incident document, every single report mentions that no effects to wildlife or waterways occurred... WHAT?? How can spilling even a small amount of oil not affect the soil and water, and in turn affect the wildlife. Even the removal of the contaminated soil will have an effect. This is the kind of glossing over important facts that happen when there is only self-reporting done. No-one follows up or studies the results. And no-one calls them on their shoddy reporting.

It shouldn't need to be said, but those who think that putting a pipeline that carries oil, dilbit, or natural gas over any agricultural, environmentally sensitive or heavily populated areas should have their little heads examined. Pipelines are neither safe nor infallible. I see the US House of Representatives have passed a bill to allow the Keystone XL to be built and used...folly...sheer idiocy!

Originally posted to Gwennedd on Mon Nov 17, 2014 at 02:52 PM PST.

Also republished by Gulf Watchers Group and Community Spotlight.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/11/17/1345431/-There-s-Been-HOW-Many-Pipeline-Spills-in-Alberta-in-The-Last-Four-Months?detail=email