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Originally Posted by Danzig
i did some reading on the alaska pipeline, as i figured that would be a valid comparison..
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It's not. It's a completely different type of oil being discussed here. Far more corrosive to the pipe, different to get out of the ground (far more destructive to the environment), far higher carbon costs, different refining, etc.
That's kind of the whole point - that this is something entirely different than normal.
The "negative environmental impact" statement is only about "what is the environmental impact of digging a hole and putting pipe into it" - not about transporting the tar sand oil, etc.
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according to the post article i read, canada will be extracting the oil regardless of mode of transport.
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It's not Canada, it's a private company. Canada has already denied them building a pipeline to their west or east coast. The only way the project continues is for the US to give the private company a pipeline. If the US says no, the project is shut down.