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Environmentally speaking, doesn't it make more sense to get oil from close-by instead of importing it from far way?
by 5040 8y ago
Environmentally speaking, doesn't it make more sense to get oil from close-by instead of importing it from far way?
- astazangasta 8y agoNo, transportation costs are not a function of linear distance. It's cheaper to use a developed site than to build new pipelines.
- appleiigs 8y agoThe post said "environmentally speaking", not economically.
- appleiigs 8y agoThe east coast of Canada gets their oil from the Middle East. Politics prevents building a pipe across Canada.