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    placement of the CPA was to reform the government into a democracy, also to unify North and South Sudan and to bring peace to Sudan. Unfortunately, the CPA didn’t bring any of those things to Sudan. The failures of the CPA relates back to the oil pipelines, because North Sudan and South Sudan need one another to produce profit from the oil in the country. So if the country isn’t unified the country will remain unstable. To begin with, the CPA has failed to restore peace in Sudan because the like

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    The Keystone Pipeline System is an oil pipeline system in Canada and the United States, commissioned in 2010. It runs from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin in Alberta to refineries in Illinois and Texas, and also to oil tank farms and an oil pipeline distribution center in Cushing, Oklahoma.[8] Three phases of the project are in operation. They are: The Keystone Pipeline (Phase I), delivering oil from Hardisty, Alberta, over 3,456 kilometres (2,147 mi) to the junction at Steele City, Nebraska

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    The nations more than 190,000 miles of liquid pipelines and over 300,000 miles of natural gas pipelines, which are the primary means of moving petroleum products to consumer markets. Pipelines are a safe, efficient, and because most are buried in the ground, unseen. Today’s cutting-edge tankers are a product of a commitment to safety combined with the power of computer-assisted design. As a result, the new ships traveling the seas are stronger, more maneuverable and more durable then predecessors

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    Nowadays, the world’s ground transportation is like a web that can take people and goods to any place at any time. Each nation has its own transportation infrastructure and system that delivers the requirements to its population. Railroads Rail transport is a way of transporting people and goods by way of wheeled vehicles operating on railroad tracks. Track is generally made up of steel rails mounted on ties sitting on top of ballast. The track is designed for rolling stock typically fixed with steel

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    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

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    The second reason for the immediate approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline is the United States national security risk that results from the dependence on foreign oil, lack of jobs and supply of oil. The United States has been dependent on the unstable Middle East for the past few decades as one of their limited sources of oil. It is a necessity to empower ourselves and relieve the constraints of OPEC off the United States. OPEC, the organization that controls the oil prices and how much oil is produced

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    system to transport crude oil from the Alberta province in Canada to the Gulf Coast region of Texas by the TransCanada Company. The pipeline infrastructure in place known as the Keystone Pipeline would now feature a larger section, which would be known as the Keystone XL. Many arguments to be analyzed involving economics, environmental and safety have been generated for and against this proposed Keystone XL construction. When analyzing the impacts of the building of the Keystone XL pipeline it can

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    The Keystone XL Pipeline is an oil pipeline system that runs in parts of Canada and the United States. The pipeline runs from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin in Alberta, Canada, to refineries in Illinois and Texas with a distribution center in Cushing, Oklahoma. The pipeline has provided several jobs throughout the two countries. Many people have concerns about spills, emission, and the amount of oil left. This paper explains the location of the pipeline, the problems and concerns that

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    Geography Essay: The Keystone Pipeline is an oil system that when fully constructed will be the biggest oil pipeline system in North America. The Keystone Pipeline has many benefits and many disadvantages. There are several issues facing the Keystone Pipeline such as environmental concerns by environmentalists. The Keystone Pipeline not only benefits Canada’s economy but is doing a good job for the American economy as well. With all these issues facing the Keystone Pipeline, there are many solutions

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    Political Pipeline   Americans have demanded rights from the government for 200 years and also demanded that they are not infringed upon. This is a reasonable claim, but when it comes to Native Americans, they are not given their due. The biggest insult to their rights is that of the environmentally dangerous, falsely advertised, and political money making Keystone XL Pipeline. This political pipeline project should be abandoned due to the obvious environmental hazards, its political motivation,

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