Canada says sees no net increase in emissions from Keystone

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8. Most are against it

Even those that are for it are pissed we're shipping raw materials out of the country rather than refining here.

I live in an area that would benefit immensely from the pipeline, and I'd say almost everyone I know who is for it has the attitude of "We need more green technologies, but in the meantime this will help the economy but gee, I wish they'd refine it here instead of shipping it to the US, and they are going to have to start investing in more green energy for the future because this is getting crazy." The caveat is most people I know are pretty educated - and believe in global warming. I just saw some statistic said on CBC during the Calgary floods that 40% of Albertans don't believe in global warming, or don't believe it is caused by man - apparently the same percentage as in the American deep south. I find this crazy - I'd say most of that 40% probably don't live where I do. It was really disappointing to hear that - it's amazing what people will believe when it benefits them the most. I can't tell you how many conversations I've had about green energy with my family (hard right conservatives, and I'm an NDP voter) where they start yelling, "but what about the JOBS!" And I say, "what good are jobs if there's no planet? No food? No air?" This conversation happens once a year at least. And these are conservatives that believe in global warming.