Report: Cancelling Keystone Will Boost Carbon Emissions Equal to Nearly 500K More Cars on Road

[Rambunctious]

 

[jackflash]

In my opinion, if the claim in this article is true, then it means that canceling the pipeline has everything to do with virtue signalling, and nothing to do with actually reducing carbon emissions.

Report: Cancelling Keystone Will Boost Carbon Emissions Equal to Nearly 500K More Cars on Road

Report: Cancelling Keystone Will Boost Carbon Emissions Equal to Nearly 500K More Cars on Road

February 8, 2021

President Joe Biden’s cancellation of the permit for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, in the name of curbing climate change, will cause an enormous amount of CO2 to be released into the atmosphere, according to the Energy Equipment and Infrastructure Alliance (EEIA), because oil from Canada will still travel by diesel-fueled trains to U.S. refineries at the Gulf.

“We have all heard about the thousands of jobs that will be lost with the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline, but a little basic math reveals that President Biden's Keystone decision will increase carbon emissions equal to putting nearly half a million more cars on the road,” said the EEIA in a press alert.

An analysis by the energy supply chain group, Energy Equipment & Infrastructure Alliance (EEIA), does the math about what not completing the Keystone XL pipeline would mean for carbon emissions. Here's how the CO2 numbers are calculated:

“According to the Association of American Railroads, it requires 433 gallons of locomotive diesel fuel to pull one loaded crude oil tank car from the Canadian Oil Sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast, about 2,200 miles. It takes another 144 gallons to bring the empty tank car back for a refill. That's 577 gallons total.

“It takes 645 loaded tank cars per day to transport the amount of oil that Keystone XL might have carried - about 400,000 barrels per day. That's 235,425 tank car loads per year. Multiplied by 577 gallons each, that amounts to about 136 million gallons of diesel burned per year.

“Since each gallon of diesel emits 22.44 pounds of CO2, that means the locomotives pulling those trains will emit over 1.5 million tons of CO2. That's all net addition to CO2 emissions since Keystone XL would have been powered entirely by renewable energy. “

1.5 million tons of CO2 is equivalent to emissions of 490,000 more cars on the road.”

In a statement, EEIA CEO Toby Mack said, "In the real world, Canadian oil will still travel from Alberta, Canada to U.S. refineries on the Gulf Coast, but by railroad. We know that jobs will be lost.”

“The Administration said the pipeline was cancelled to help the environment, so we ask the questions, 'What is the real impact on our carbon footprint? What's the impact on overall CO2 levels?” said Mack.

"It's clear that politics, not a commitment to the environment, dictated the Biden Administration's decision to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline," he added.

Give ole Joe & company enough rope & they'll...

 

[BluesLegend]

Dems are DUMB. The oil is still going to be burned, by foreign countries who don't have the environmental protections in place. Hell more carbon will be burned just getting it across the ocean. Biden is possibly the dumbest president in human history.

Q morons are the dumbest!
The keystone pipeline was specifically being built to
EXPORT Canadian oil, whereas the Canadian oil transported in the already existing pipeline can only be sold in the USA!!!!

No duh, are you a moron? Joe Biden??

 

[ClaireH]

Cancelling the keystone XL Pipeline is a major gift to China. I have to wonder (along with tens of millions of others at a minimum) if that's a "by-product" of Biden's handlers goal to work fast with little care for details (45 EO's to date) or....is in fact a product of behind the scenes deals made by ole Joe or his son due to being in the pocket of CCP with Yi connection.
Joe Biden inked 45 executive orders so far: From Covid-19 to immigration, here's the complete list

"I've written here before about the great gift to China which is the entire Biden energy agenda. At the same time he will be watching Canada’s oil go to China, Biden will be buying Chinese wind and solar technologies with borrowed American tax dollars. Meanwhile, Russia will be selling its natural gas to Europe, while America will join the other eunuchs of the Paris Climate Accord to keep China and Russia laughing at all of us.
"Canceling Keystone XL Pipeline is a gift to China and Russia

What about the other thirty thousand pipelines pumping oil and gas in the USA?

I don't know what you're asking...am I in favor of drilling oil in the US as opposed to buying it from abroad? Yes. Am I in favor of continuing to pump and pump without end? No. A phase-in period (10-20 years) is necessary to allow for a sustainable transition to renewable energy to be effectively utilized. That also means that corps have adequate time to continue to invest in green energy. As you know, eventually we'll run out and to prepare for future generations a transitional phase- that doesn't wipe out numbers of jobs but retrains workforce to continue to work in energy sector during and following transition.

It boils down to Biden's handlers trying to revise an entire sector of our economy way too fast that will, if these goals are left unrestrained, result in at least one catastrophic event. Trying to switch from gas/oil/coal to green in some idiotic timeframe (as AOC and others have stated) will hopefully kill any bill they even bring to the floor. Until rational people are at the helm, those who know the war is much more important than the battle(s), the infighting (wasting time, money, energy) and fighting between parties (wasting time, money, energy) will continue.

The useless back and forth politicized grandstanding and one-upping serves a poor purpose..to continue to outwit, outsmart, and outplay the other side. This wastes a lot of time and energy. That energy would be better spent by getting out of dream land and working smarter to achieve the best outcome for the country not for their little one-upping games.

 

[toobfreak]

each gallon of diesel emits 22.44 pounds of CO2

A VERY IMPRESSIVE FEAT considering that the most a gallon of diesel fuel weighs per US gallon is up to 8 pounds!

How Much Does a Gallon of Diesel Weigh?

The weight depends on fuel grade and unit of measurement used. A U.S. gallon weighs 6.82-8.0 lbs. The U.S. dry gallon and imperial gallon weighs 7.93-9.32

offroadingpro.com

Anyone who manages to get 22 pounds of CO2 out of 7-8 pounds of diesel is a fucking MAGICIAN.

 

[edthecynic]

I personally know two people that contracted covid both are fine today...I personally know 9 people that lost their job to closing the pipeline down and they are not fine today....

BULLSHIT!

 

[edthecynic]

The keystone pipeline was specifically being built to
EXPORT Canadian oil,

Liar.

Yes YOU are!
The oil was being sent to the gulf for export, whereas the oil sent to the midwest refineries could only be sold in the USA. But you knew that already when you lied.

 

[Concerned American]

In my opinion, if the claim in this article is true, then it means that canceling the pipeline has everything to do with virtue signalling, and nothing to do with actually reducing carbon emissions.

Report: Cancelling Keystone Will Boost Carbon Emissions Equal to Nearly 500K More Cars on Road

Report: Cancelling Keystone Will Boost Carbon Emissions Equal to Nearly 500K More Cars on Road

February 8, 2021

President Joe Biden’s cancellation of the permit for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, in the name of curbing climate change, will cause an enormous amount of CO2 to be released into the atmosphere, according to the Energy Equipment and Infrastructure Alliance (EEIA), because oil from Canada will still travel by diesel-fueled trains to U.S. refineries at the Gulf.

“We have all heard about the thousands of jobs that will be lost with the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline, but a little basic math reveals that President Biden's Keystone decision will increase carbon emissions equal to putting nearly half a million more cars on the road,” said the EEIA in a press alert.

An analysis by the energy supply chain group, Energy Equipment & Infrastructure Alliance (EEIA), does the math about what not completing the Keystone XL pipeline would mean for carbon emissions. Here's how the CO2 numbers are calculated:

“According to the Association of American Railroads, it requires 433 gallons of locomotive diesel fuel to pull one loaded crude oil tank car from the Canadian Oil Sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast, about 2,200 miles. It takes another 144 gallons to bring the empty tank car back for a refill. That's 577 gallons total.

“It takes 645 loaded tank cars per day to transport the amount of oil that Keystone XL might have carried - about 400,000 barrels per day. That's 235,425 tank car loads per year. Multiplied by 577 gallons each, that amounts to about 136 million gallons of diesel burned per year.

“Since each gallon of diesel emits 22.44 pounds of CO2, that means the locomotives pulling those trains will emit over 1.5 million tons of CO2. That's all net addition to CO2 emissions since Keystone XL would have been powered entirely by renewable energy. “

1.5 million tons of CO2 is equivalent to emissions of 490,000 more cars on the road.”

In a statement, EEIA CEO Toby Mack said, "In the real world, Canadian oil will still travel from Alberta, Canada to U.S. refineries on the Gulf Coast, but by railroad. We know that jobs will be lost.”

“The Administration said the pipeline was cancelled to help the environment, so we ask the questions, 'What is the real impact on our carbon footprint? What's the impact on overall CO2 levels?” said Mack.

"It's clear that politics, not a commitment to the environment, dictated the Biden Administration's decision to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline," he added.

FAKE NEWS!

Link to your proof that it is fake news?

 

[jc456]

In my opinion, if the claim in this article is true, then it means that canceling the pipeline has everything to do with virtue signalling, and nothing to do with actually reducing carbon emissions.

Report: Cancelling Keystone Will Boost Carbon Emissions Equal to Nearly 500K More Cars on Road

Report: Cancelling Keystone Will Boost Carbon Emissions Equal to Nearly 500K More Cars on Road

February 8, 2021

President Joe Biden’s cancellation of the permit for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, in the name of curbing climate change, will cause an enormous amount of CO2 to be released into the atmosphere, according to the Energy Equipment and Infrastructure Alliance (EEIA), because oil from Canada will still travel by diesel-fueled trains to U.S. refineries at the Gulf.

“We have all heard about the thousands of jobs that will be lost with the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline, but a little basic math reveals that President Biden's Keystone decision will increase carbon emissions equal to putting nearly half a million more cars on the road,” said the EEIA in a press alert.

An analysis by the energy supply chain group, Energy Equipment & Infrastructure Alliance (EEIA), does the math about what not completing the Keystone XL pipeline would mean for carbon emissions. Here's how the CO2 numbers are calculated:

“According to the Association of American Railroads, it requires 433 gallons of locomotive diesel fuel to pull one loaded crude oil tank car from the Canadian Oil Sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast, about 2,200 miles. It takes another 144 gallons to bring the empty tank car back for a refill. That's 577 gallons total.

“It takes 645 loaded tank cars per day to transport the amount of oil that Keystone XL might have carried - about 400,000 barrels per day. That's 235,425 tank car loads per year. Multiplied by 577 gallons each, that amounts to about 136 million gallons of diesel burned per year.

“Since each gallon of diesel emits 22.44 pounds of CO2, that means the locomotives pulling those trains will emit over 1.5 million tons of CO2. That's all net addition to CO2 emissions since Keystone XL would have been powered entirely by renewable energy. “

1.5 million tons of CO2 is equivalent to emissions of 490,000 more cars on the road.”

In a statement, EEIA CEO Toby Mack said, "In the real world, Canadian oil will still travel from Alberta, Canada to U.S. refineries on the Gulf Coast, but by railroad. We know that jobs will be lost.”

“The Administration said the pipeline was cancelled to help the environment, so we ask the questions, 'What is the real impact on our carbon footprint? What's the impact on overall CO2 levels?” said Mack.

"It's clear that politics, not a commitment to the environment, dictated the Biden Administration's decision to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline," he added.

FAKE NEWS!

how so? what is fake? you know the oil will be transported right? how do you supposed that will happen? please share that brilliance with us?

it will be transported by the same pipeline it has always been transported on. IDIOT!
That's right we already have a pipeline transporting Canadian oil.

Biden stopped it.

He stopped Keystone XL pipeline there already is a Keystone pipeline that pumps Canadian oil.

Yep. Shutting the pipeline down means emissions continued emissions

 

[HenryBHough]

In my opinion, if the claim in this article is true, then it means that canceling the pipeline has everything to do with virtue signalling, and nothing to do with actually reducing carbon emissions.

Report: Cancelling Keystone Will Boost Carbon Emissions Equal to Nearly 500K More Cars on Road

Report: Cancelling Keystone Will Boost Carbon Emissions Equal to Nearly 500K More Cars on Road

February 8, 2021

President Joe Biden’s cancellation of the permit for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, in the name of curbing climate change, will cause an enormous amount of CO2 to be released into the atmosphere, according to the Energy Equipment and Infrastructure Alliance (EEIA), because oil from Canada will still travel by diesel-fueled trains to U.S. refineries at the Gulf.

“We have all heard about the thousands of jobs that will be lost with the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline, but a little basic math reveals that President Biden's Keystone decision will increase carbon emissions equal to putting nearly half a million more cars on the road,” said the EEIA in a press alert.

An analysis by the energy supply chain group, Energy Equipment & Infrastructure Alliance (EEIA), does the math about what not completing the Keystone XL pipeline would mean for carbon emissions. Here's how the CO2 numbers are calculated:

“According to the Association of American Railroads, it requires 433 gallons of locomotive diesel fuel to pull one loaded crude oil tank car from the Canadian Oil Sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast, about 2,200 miles. It takes another 144 gallons to bring the empty tank car back for a refill. That's 577 gallons total.

“It takes 645 loaded tank cars per day to transport the amount of oil that Keystone XL might have carried - about 400,000 barrels per day. That's 235,425 tank car loads per year. Multiplied by 577 gallons each, that amounts to about 136 million gallons of diesel burned per year.

“Since each gallon of diesel emits 22.44 pounds of CO2, that means the locomotives pulling those trains will emit over 1.5 million tons of CO2. That's all net addition to CO2 emissions since Keystone XL would have been powered entirely by renewable energy. “

1.5 million tons of CO2 is equivalent to emissions of 490,000 more cars on the road.”

In a statement, EEIA CEO Toby Mack said, "In the real world, Canadian oil will still travel from Alberta, Canada to U.S. refineries on the Gulf Coast, but by railroad. We know that jobs will be lost.”

“The Administration said the pipeline was cancelled to help the environment, so we ask the questions, 'What is the real impact on our carbon footprint? What's the impact on overall CO2 levels?” said Mack.

"It's clear that politics, not a commitment to the environment, dictated the Biden Administration's decision to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline," he added.

It can be fixed.

Xiden's likely cure: A mandatory lottery that will seize vehicles from 500,000 random American citizens (illegals will be exempt) and burn them in public. And damn the smoke - it's the optics!

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

each gallon of diesel emits 22.44 pounds of CO2

A VERY IMPRESSIVE FEAT considering that the most a gallon of diesel fuel weighs per US gallon is up to 8 pounds!

How Much Does a Gallon of Diesel Weigh?

The weight depends on fuel grade and unit of measurement used. A U.S. gallon weighs 6.82-8.0 lbs. The U.S. dry gallon and imperial gallon weighs 7.93-9.32

offroadingpro.com

Anyone who manages to get 22 pounds of CO2 out of 7-8 pounds of diesel is a fucking MAGICIAN.

The average chemical formula for common diesel fuel is C12H23, ranging approximately from C10H20 to C15H28.[57]

Diesel fuel - Wikipedia

Molecular mass of C10H20 is 140g/mol, 85.7% carbon.
Molecular mass of C15H28 is 208g/mol, 86.5% carbon.
Either would give you about 6.88 pounds of carbon per 8 pounds of diesel.
CO2 has a molecular mass of 44g/mol, 3.67 times that of carbon.
6.88 x 3.67 = about 25 pounds of CO2

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

The keystone pipeline was specifically being built to
EXPORT Canadian oil,

Liar.

Yes YOU are!
The oil was being sent to the gulf for export, whereas the oil sent to the midwest refineries could only be sold in the USA. But you knew that already when you lied.

The oil was being sent to the gulf for refining. DURR

I apologize, you're not a liar, you're just ignorant.

Opposition from Landowners
Some Texans oppose the pipeline. One of them is farmer Julia Trigg Crawford. After Crawford declined to sign an agreement with the company, they used eminent domain to gain access to her land. She responded by filing a temporary restraining order.

Since then, Crawford’s restraining order has gone through a roller coaster of ups and downs. Here’s the timeline: Her first restraining order was dissolved by the courts in Feb. 2012. Shortly after that, TransCanada announced it would start construction on the southern leg of the pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma to refineries on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Then in March 2012, an appeals court reinstated the restraining order after an appeal by Crawford, preventing construction from taking place. But it was later dissolved yet again for a final time.

Keystone XL Pipeline | StateImpact Texas (npr.org)

 

[BlindBoo]

Cancelling it will not boost emissions.

The emissions will stay the same as they are now.

Hey dumb shit they would be less with the pipeline.

So it might reduce emissions because of the transportation if they completely stop shipping the Canadian crude by rail. Pausing the construction will not boost emissions.

 

[toobfreak]

Molecular mass of C10H20 is 140g/mol, 85.7% carbon.
Molecular mass of C15H28 is 208g/mol, 86.5% carbon.
Either would give you about 6.88 pounds of carbon per 8 pounds of diesel.
CO2 has a molecular mass of 44g/mol, 3.67 times that of carbon.
6.88 x 3.67 = about 25 pounds of CO2

I had not realized that the carbon in diesel combined that much with the weight of other elements (oxygen) to make that big a difference in the final weight! Good to know.

 

[Auld Phart]

 

[Grumblenuts]

Half the weight, half the fruit..

 

[surada]

Cancelling the keystone XL Pipeline is a major gift to China. I have to wonder (along with tens of millions of others at a minimum) if that's a "by-product" of Biden's handlers goal to work fast with little care for details (45 EO's to date) or....is in fact a product of behind the scenes deals made by ole Joe or his son due to being in the pocket of CCP with Yi connection.
Joe Biden inked 45 executive orders so far: From Covid-19 to immigration, here's the complete list

"I've written here before about the great gift to China which is the entire Biden energy agenda. At the same time he will be watching Canada’s oil go to China, Biden will be buying Chinese wind and solar technologies with borrowed American tax dollars. Meanwhile, Russia will be selling its natural gas to Europe, while America will join the other eunuchs of the Paris Climate Accord to keep China and Russia laughing at all of us.
"Canceling Keystone XL Pipeline is a gift to China and Russia

The opposite is true. China is heavily invested in Canadian tarsands.

 

[Dragonlady]

Cancelling the keystone XL Pipeline is a major gift to China. I have to wonder (along with tens of millions of others at a minimum) if that's a "by-product" of Biden's handlers goal to work fast with little care for details (45 EO's to date) or....is in fact a product of behind the scenes deals made by ole Joe or his son due to being in the pocket of CCP with Yi connection.
Joe Biden inked 45 executive orders so far: From Covid-19 to immigration, here's the complete list

"I've written here before about the great gift to China which is the entire Biden energy agenda. At the same time he will be watching Canada’s oil go to China, Biden will be buying Chinese wind and solar technologies with borrowed American tax dollars. Meanwhile, Russia will be selling its natural gas to Europe, while America will join the other eunuchs of the Paris Climate Accord to keep China and Russia laughing at all of us.
"Canceling Keystone XL Pipeline is a gift to China and Russia

You China humpers don't know your asses from a hole in the ground. Cancelling Keystone is no gift to anyone. Joe Biden is not China's friend nor is he Russia's friend.

Donald Trump spent 4 years slavering over Xi and his "president for life" designation. He was almost as obsequious as he was to Putin. Donald Trump took $11 million dollars out of a secret bank account in China, but Trump lies to you about Hunter Biden and China, and here you are saying Biden is giving favours to China and Russia, which is a total lie.

Forbes Estimates China Paid Trump At Least $5.4 Million Since He Took Office, Via Mysterious Trump Tower Lease

Donald Trump maintained a stake in Trump Tower when he became president, and with it, a financial connection to the Chinese government.

www.forbes.com

Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese Business Pursuits (Published 2020)

As he raises questions about his opponent’s standing with China, President Trump’s taxes reveal details about his own activities there, including a previously unknown bank account.

www.nytimes.com

All you have is bullshit and lies to smear Democrats. It's disgusting.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Here is another interesting tidbit. Warren Buffet has the contract to move that oil by train. Buffet also contributed $58 Million to the democrats. So you see the cancellation of the pipeline has more to it.

And the dominoes all fall into place. HoLeCow, I did not know that

 

[surada]

And the dominoes all fall into place. HoLeCow, I did not know that

ClaireH

The only benefit of Keystone XL would be realized by Chinese owners of Canadian tarsands.