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56. But the spills from pipelines are much larger

I just don't know what the answer is when presented, as we are, with 2 terrible choices.

I don't know as much about Keystone, but the Exxon Enbridge Northeast Pipeline strikes terror in my heart. It already exists. It's a 60+ year old pipeline from Canada to Portland Maine. It currently carries light crude from Portland to Canada. They want to reverse the flow and pipe tar sands oil from Canada to Portland. It runs through some of the most pristine areas of Northern New England and across the Connecticut River. It runs through the Northeast Kingdom where I live, an area increasingly dependent on eco tourism.

The Northeast Kingdom is bisected by Interstate 91/U.S. 5. On the east it is bordered by the Connecticut River. The highest point is Jay Peak at 3,858 feet (1,176 m).[2]

The Kingdom encompasses 55 towns and gores, with a land area of 2,027 square miles (5,250 km2), about 21% of the state of Vermont.[3] The city of Newport is the single incorporated city in the tri-county area.

As of 1997, 80% of the Northeast Kingdom was covered by forest.[4] 59% was northern hardwood, 29% spruce or fir.

The Northeast Kingdom has been listed in the North American and international editions of "1,000 Places to See Before You Die", the New York Times best-selling book by Patricia Schultz. In 2006, the National Geographic Society named the Northeast Kingdom as the most desirable place to visit in the country and the ninth most desirable place to visit in the world.[5]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_Kingdom