TransCanada Corporation has been planning to build "Energy East," what would be North America's biggest oil sands pipeline, for quite some time now. If built, it would be used to transport oil sands crude from the province of Alberta to a seaport on Canada's east coast.
"Energy East (pipeline) is anything but Canadian oil for Canadians." -- Council of Canadians
Most of the oil that TransCanada wants to transport through the Energy East pipeline will be destined for export. This will make a few fat cats richer than they already are but that's about it. So why should we care?
We should care because what TransCanada wants to transport across Canada isn't really even oil. They want to transport a diluted oil sands material commonly known as "dilbit." It's a highly-corrosive, toxic goop and TransCanada plans on pumping 130 million litres of it through their pipeline every day. This would put the Ottawa River, many of its tributaries and the drinking water of those of us who live here at great risk. You see, TransCanada cannot guarantee that their pipeline will never spring a leak. In truth, TransCanada has a history of fudging the facts on pipeline safety.
You can sign a petition opposing the Energy East pipeline by clicking on the appropriate link @
http://www.noEEpipeline.ca