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#Energy East #Equiterre #Greenpeace Canada #oil #Pipeline

Massive Oil Pipeline Incompatible with Federal Government’s Climate Pledge, Hundreds of Thousands of People Already Opposed to Energy East Pipeline

The Energy East pipeline cannot be built now that Prime Minister Trudeau has agreed to a climate plan that limits warming to 1.5° Celsius , say numerous environmental groups in response to TransCanada’s updated Energy East application announced today. Estimates show the upstream production emissions of the pipeline, in Alberta alone, would be as high as 32 metric tons of CO2E a year, or 7 million new vehicles, while total lifecycle emissions are estimated at a staggering 220 million metric tons per year — more than what’s allowable under the new climate pledge. ...

Author OttawaStart Staff
#Energy East Pipeline #environment #greenhouse gas #nature #oil #pollution #tar sands #transcanada

Premiers’ Meeting Greeted by 10-Foot Inflatable Elephant, Reminder of Energy East’s Climate Pollution

Local groups deployed a large inflatable elephant outside the hotel where premiers met today in Ottawa. The groups were calling attention to the premiers' refusal to evaluate the controversial Energy East pipeline’s climate pollution footprint. Transporting 1.1 million barrels per day, TransCanada’s 4,400-kilometre Energy East pipeline from Alberta to ports in Quebec and New Brunswick would be the largest tar sands pipeline in North America. ...

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