The Northern Pass Is An Energy Project

Although, according to my research “Northeastern Canada has, per unit of surface area, more flowing water than almost anywhere else on the globe.” Due to the numerous rivers that flow into the James Bay and Hudson Bay, this can potentially increase economic growth. Since 1963, the plans of this project were started. The mission was to reconstruct the natural waterways into the dams and reservoirs to produce electric power for Canada and New England.

In this article, author James McPherson discusses the key players in the Dakota Access Pipeline. He outlines not only outlines the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and the pipeline company, Energy Transfer Partners, but also the Governor of North Dakota, the Tribal Chairman,

Thesis: The U.S. should stop the production of the North Dakota Access Pipeline because it would break the contract made over a hundred years with the Native Americans, it violates the ninth amendment, and it is not environmentally safe.

The North Dakota Access Pipeline will span from the Bakken, North Dakota to southern Illinois. The Standing Rock Sioux reservation opposes the pipeline because they believe that it goes through sacred land. The Sioux tribe also opposes the pipeline because it will cross the Missouri River twice, which is the reservations main water source. They believe that the pipeline may contaminate the Missouri River, but the pipeline company claims that the pipeline is the safest method to transfer the oil. I believe that this is a tough topic to form an opinion on, but I will hopefully explain my stance on this issue throughout this essay.

In the article, “A high-plains showdown over the Dakota Access Pipeline”, Justin Worland addresses the current situation the North Dakota Access Pipeline has brought upon America and its Native American tribes. In particular, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe has a conflict between the Energy Transfer Partners company. Energy Transfer Partners wants to build an oil pipeline near the Standing Rock Reservation. The Sioux tribe is against the project because the oil pipeline will destroy their historical ground and their water source of Lake Oahe.

The Keystone XL Pipeline has divided North America because it is an enormous environmental issue. It has divided us due to our opinions. Many Americans see the potential it could bring to our country and economy, but there are several environmental problems to consider and health issues to think about before deciding which side to take. Not only do those factors matter but also how it could affect the lives of many Americans. There are two sides to this issue, to either approve or disapprove the Keystone Pipeline project, and by researching I will form an opinion.

A new rising issue is the North Dakota Access Pipeline v. Native American tribe, Standing Rock. The main reason for the pipeline is to transport crude oil through four states more safely than the current way of transporting it through 750 railroad cars daily. In the same fashion, the pipeline will convert the 750 carts to 470,000 barrels of crude oil traveling 1,172 miles a day. Under those circumstances, the line will start in Montana, traveling through North Dakota reaching Canada, then heading southeast to South Dakota and finishing up in Illinois. On the positive side, it will make 374.3 million gallons per day, resulting in giving America an economic boom. The pipeline project is predicted to be a $3.7 billion investment and producing

The plan of development for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline does not address the four objects of sustainability. The pipeline plan mainly addresses the economic aspect and benefits of the construction. Dominion proposes that citizens and businesses of North Carolina and Virginia have the potential to save about $377 million dollars a year due to the lower energy cost being promised (Benefits and Economic Impact). It is also reported that the construction analysis for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline can potentially bring $456.3 million into the economy of Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina (Benefits and Economic Impact). Due to the amount of money the pipeline can bring into the economy of these states, it appears that the livability, equity, and ecological impacts of the pipeline have been overlooked. Conservationists have expressed high concern about the ecological damage that will be caused by the construction, as it will cause large amounts of forest fragmentation on the planned route through the three states (Atlantic Coast Pipeline Re-route Threatens New Parts of Virginia and WV). Not only is the route of the pipeline fragmenting animal habits, causing ecological damage, it will also threaten the livelihood of many West Virginians and Virginians while not even meeting the needs of all the citizens of these states (Atlantic Coast Pipeline Re-route Threatens New Parts of Virginia and WV). Out of the four objectives of sustainability, Dominion does not adequately address the equity of the citizens of the three states. This Atlantic Coast Pipeline has the potential to be built in a manner that would protect the rights of the many landowners the pipeline is planned to go through. The pipeline could be routed to run along the transmission lines that Dominion has placed throughout Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina (Averitt). Another option is that Dominion could have participated in free-market negotiations, this would have allowed for Dominion to

The NWAPA, or North American Water and Power Alliance, was a plan created by Parsons Corporation in 1964 that would have vastly changed the country we live in today. The idea was to create a series of manmade rivers, canals, and dams spanning the entire nation as well as parts of mexico and canada. through this system water could be drained from flooded areas or bring more water to regions suffering from drought. The economic revival that could be brought about from this kind of project is staggering, millions of jobs would be needed to complete the construction, and the nation’s industrial complex

The Dakota Access Pipeline a controversy for many not just in North Dakota but around the U.S Should the construction continue, or due to extreme circumstances should it be halted immediately. This paper will go over all of the key facts about the Dakota Access Pipeline. How the pipeline is going to affect the environment, the production of oil and greenhouse gasses, the violence, and the fate for the U.S. if we violate sacred treaties.

Other potential solutions include alternative pipeline routes that would be just as or even more detrimental to society. Some of these routes would continue to intrude tribal lands and cause the same health and environmental effects. Instead, using clean energy and cutting back on energy waste would reduce “carbon emissions, create jobs, and save families hundreds of dollars at the pump and on their utility bills every year” (“Advancing American Energy” 1). Renewable energy would also release minimal global warming emissions, improve public health and environmental quality, and create new job opportunities, minimizing damage on the Sac and Fox tribe. With declining costs for renewable energy, America has already made strides toward clean fuels and should continue to do so. Indians would also escape another land dispossession and additional adverse

Some of the precautions that Enbridge has taken are that 70% of the pipeline will utilize previously disturbed land, it will dig deeper under water areas for more protection and ten pump stations will be powered by electric pumps to reduce noise and greenhouse gas emissions (Enbridge Inc., 2013). Even though all these precautions have been taken, the problem with a project like this is that there are always unforeseen situations even if all the necessary provisions have been looked at. The expected time of construction until fully operational is approximately 3 years if the project does go through (Hinte, 2005).

Today I am arguing a case for the Boulder Dam. It will be located in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River on the border between Nevada and Arizona. The dam will provide hydroelectric power for places like Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix and other urban center. Originally, farmers had made an attempt to redirect the Colorado through the use of canals, but these canals broke in 1905 and the dam is a viable replacement. Not only will it provide water and hydroelectric power to the developing southwest, it can control the seasonal flooding of the Colorado River and irrigate land in California’s Imperial Valley. Although the construction will be expensive, the power it produces will cover the costs. This would help farmers and other workers in the southwest and the construction can provide thousands of jobs for laborers. I was once concerned that the water will primarily go to California, but Herbert Hoover brokered a compact in 1922, the Colorado River Compact, to divide the water proportionally among the seven states. President Calvin Coolidge will hopefully authorize the Boudler Canyon Project to end the legal wrangling of the

When the new Southeast Polk High School opened they added many new energy saving products. This included installing geothermal heating under the high school cutting back on the cost of heating such a large building. Many new windows help save on energy used to light the building along with automatic lights that turn off after several minutes without movement. The new high school shows how easy it is to save money and help the environment. Renewable energy is good for all aspects of the U.S, providing jobs, economical growth, environmental cleanliness, and new research for improving energy efficiency. Therefore the United States should use renewable energy to benefit the economy and environment.

Wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, and biomass provide so much benefit for our climate, health and our economy. As many reliable energy’s rise on demand and expense like oil, coal, natural gas and nonrenewable fossil fuel that draw on limited resources which will eventually diminish. Looking at all the power plants and the millions of cars that exist in the streets today and many more technologies and industries that are polluting the air it is safe to say we may be going the wrong way into saving the world our kids will grow into. People and many utilities need to focus on the positive outcome of renewable energy. Like the good it brings on stable energy price, improvements on public health as well as the prevention of global warming discharge, jobs and other economic benefits.