Surprise! Keystone XL will make climate change worse
Found on New Scientist on Sunday, 10 August 2014
The controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry Canadian oil through the US, will make climate change worse. It will boost global emissions of carbon dioxide by up to 110 million tonnes per year.
Its supporters argue it will boost the economy, while environmentalists say the toxic oil could be spilled and that it encourages the use of tar sands, which produce more greenhouse gases than normal oil.
"When do we begin to stop?" asks Schnoor. "If not now, when? If one accepts that climate change is a very serious problem, and I do, one concludes that investing in infrastructure that will last 50 years or more is simply not prudent."
Economy, economy, economy. That's the slogan used to suppress other arguments. It is foolish to believe that an economy can grow indefinitely. There will be an end.