Scar Street Pipeline Analysis

“In a few decades, the relationship between the environment, resources, and conflict may seem almost as obvious as the connection we see today between human rights, democracy, and peace (Nobel Peace Prize Medalist Maathai 2004).” A Canadian oil company that goes by TransCanada hopes to build an oil pipeline that would extend an enormous 1,200 miles onto an already gargantuan 2,600 mile long pipeline. Keystone XL represents just under a third of the entire Keystone project, and every other piece of pipe has been built and laid out. In fact, TransCanada 's pipeline system is already shipping hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil from the Canadian oil sands across the U.S. border -- and into Illinois (Diamond). The current proposal would take the pipeline on a journey all the way through to Texas. Extracting crude oil from oil sands would be enormously problematic for the environment as it causes the pumping of about 17% more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than standard crude oil extraction. Tar sand oil has levels of carbon dioxide emissions that are three to four times higher than those of conventional oil, due to more energy-intensive removal and refining processes (Friends of the Earth). The construction of the Keystone XL pipeline would stimulate employment, the effects would be temporary and the whole scheme would produce a negative long term outcome. The construction of the Keystone XL pipeline has caused

For this paper water structures and infrastructures were selected as focus points because the longer we wait to fix issues with them, the more expensive it will get, in other words, we are in a race against time. Studying the past it is easy to see how water availability made population explode in an area such as Southern California, where savvy marketing and great politics made it happen. Particularly, for Los Angeles and for the purposes of public narrative, Marc Reisner’s Cadillac Desert does a great job at understanding and identifying the politics and key figures in getting water to Los Angeles. Great hydrologic structures were created using both manpower and water politics. It is important to state that there are connections between water, politics, environment, and geography when analyzing what the biggest problems involving water structures and infrastructures (Reisner.) We must think of water as both a socio-political issue and a natural resource, whose fate is molded by the understanding of its connectivity to itself, man-made structures, geography, environment, and society. The classes taken in this program have taught us ideals that in order to become a great water resource manager, one must master the political and scientific knowledge to make decisions that are prosperous for society and the environment. Furthermore, one must know the United States’ hydrological history in order to gain manipulation upon the system that makes it both thrive and deteriorate.

Pipeline is the best alternative and safest mode of transporting fuel compared to freight trains or tanker tracks. However, there are those who argue that it is not safe because of lack of adequate resources to inspect them, as well as the absence of regulations regarding the use of a pipeline to transport fuel. Equally important, another issue is the great hazard to human life and environment that can be difficult to control or eliminate in case of a spill.

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is a proposed natural gas pipeline that is planned to go through three states along the east coast; West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina. The pipeline is claimed to create 19,440 jobs and provide clean reliable power to the residents within the borders of the three states. The pipeline seems to be beneficial in improving the livelihood of the residents of these states, however, the pipeline is also taking from the communities it is planned to go through. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline has created some controversy, among individuals especially when it comes to the equity of specific communities. Equity is the quality of being fair when it comes to making decisions.

Americans are at odds over the morality and legality of the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) because some believe the construction of this enormous conduit perpetuates the cycle of the American government disregarding Native American rights and others recognize the pipeline’s potential to revolutionize the role of oil in the country’s economy. This issue is older than the United States, yet it resurfaces in 2016 in an emotional discordance between inhabitants of the Sioux Standing Rock Reservation and the Energy Transfer Partners who wish to complete the massive project. To understand the significance of this controversy, one must review the history of Native American relationships with foreign expansionists. ------

For months, tension have mounted between protestors and law enforcement officials over the faith of an oil pipeline not far from Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. It has become an environmental and cultural flashpoint, stirring passion across social media and drawing thousands of protestors in the United States and around the world.

This illustration is focusing on the Energy East pipeline and the effects that it has on the Canadian economy; more specifically the Alberta economy. The life guard can be identified as Justin Trudeau by the exaggerated nose and hair in the picture. In the water the person who is drowning symbolizes Alberta and its economy, we can tell this by the AB on their cowboy hat. Going into more detail, the illustrator uses the analogy of drowning to show the economic struggles in Alberta. Over on the shore is the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holding a life-preserver with the writing “Energy East” on it, the Energy East pipeline could help disperse oil from western Canada to the coasts, essentially acting as a life-preserver for the Albertan

In my artwork, I focused on the problem of the Dakota Access Pipeline. While it may not be as popular as the election, or things such as that, this issue need to be resolved. In North Dakota, there was a planned pipeline that would go underground to supply oil to markets that sell it. But this pipeline was originally going to be stored near Missouri river, which is the only water source to a local Native American tribe called the Standing Rock Sioux. There could be a possible chance that the pipe could break, polluting the water and making it unhealthy. So, in response to that, many of the Native American tribes are protesting against the pipeline. For example, PBS learning media states, "Numerous Native American tribes, ranchers, politicians

I found the article by searching for more information on Native American protests on oil pipelines. I was interested in this subject because it outrages me that in this day in age we still do not fully respect Native American lands and peoples. I wanted to find out what made companies believe that they had say over these lands before the tribes who owned the land.

In the early months of 2016, I learned of the water crisis taking place in Flint, Michigan. When I heard the first reports of what had taken place, I was in disbelief. I could not believe that a city in America had citizens who could not obtain clean drinking water. I assumed everyone had a right to clean water. I was personally challenged and moved by the sufferings of the people in Flint, I wondered how I could help.

Although some might agree with the construction of the $3.8bn oil pipeline that would cross four states, others are opposed to that construction strongly, and things got violent recently. Protests are made to get a point across but that does not mean things won't get violent. For instance, there is a big protest that is taking place in North Dakota, that involves the construction of the $3.8bn oil pipeline being constructed on sacred land. Protesters are opposed to this construction since this pipeline would transport oil crossing the Missouri River less than a mile away from the Standing Rock Reservation. Not long after construction crews began doing their work, the protest started to get violent. In the article, “North Dakota Pipeline Protest

The Interest Group Agendas section in Chapter 5 interconnects that diversity of legislators’ views reflect, or certainly parallels, that of group interests (Rosenthal, A., 2004). This type of correlation points out the important factor that helps groups to surpass individuals on decision-making responsibilities and the mode of interdependence they have. However, positively interdependent (supportive) groups tend to make better decisions than both negatively interdependent (economical) groups and individuals, particularly in complex tasks (Johnson & Johnson, 2012). The Keystone Pipeline System is known as the oil pipeline system in Canada and the United States contracted in 2010 and is presently owned exclusively by TransCanada Corporation. The once-obscure Keystone project became a political symbol amid broader clashes over energy,

Too many people are worried about their own lives when they should be thinking about taking a stand against the massive pipeline project in North Dakota which is something much bigger than their own and is changing lives. Like I mentioned in North Dakota, where the largest gathering of Native people in opposition to the construction of a massive pipeline project going on near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Water and rights describe the fight. This is a sizeable issue that should be addressed because it’s causing harm and should not continue. Nevertheless the story continues.

In November on 2015 President Obama rejected the expansion on the Keystone Pipeline ("The Keystone conundrum" 1). This was not the end of the Keystone XL debate though, TransCanada, the company that hopes to build the pipeline, is suing the United States for being in violation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (Tucker 1). There is so much controversy surrounding the pipeline because it is not only an economic matter but also an environmental issue. Expanding the already existing Keystone Pipeline, creating the XL Pipeline, would be a smart economic decision for the United States because it would help create jobs and bring in tax revenue while having little negative effects on the environment.

Solving the global water crisis moves beyond the technical feasibility stage.(2011). Trends Magazine, (104), 19-24.