“Just wait until they mix tar sands oil and Bakken fracking oil at Baker, Montana to give birth to Frankenstein oil—so flammable that even neutrinos will ignite it. And the world catches fire, burning from the inside until the world is ashes.” — Harold One Feather

 

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FACT: Warren Buffett has built a 21st century rail dynasty. [Further reading: Keystone XL: The Art of NGO Discourse | Part I]

FACT: “In 2013, railroads delivered 407,761 carloads of crude, or about 300 million barrels of oil, according to the Association of American Railroads. That’s up more than 4,000% from just 9,500 carloads in 2008.” [Source]

FACT: 47 people were killed at the Lac-Mégantic crude via rail disaster. If the accident would have happened during the day instead of 1:15 AM – thousands would have been killed in a disaster that obliterated an entire downtown. Crude via rail accidents continue to proliferate.

FACT: Warren Buffett has funneled 26 million dollars (2003-2011) into Tides (who funnels the foundation money to the organizations campaigning against tar sands) via his son’s NoVo foundation – set up with Buffett’s money. [Further reading: Keystone XL: The Art of NGO Discourse – Part 1V | Buffett Acquires the Non-Profit Industrial Complex]

FACT: Obama (essentially a puppet) IS for oil (and fracking, war, coups, occupations, surveillance etc.). To imply to Americans he is anything other than that, is dishonest at best.

FACT: Dec. 16, 2013: (Bloomberg) — U.S. crude oil production will approach a record by 2016, climbing to the highest level in 46 years. [Source]

FACT: Feb 11, 2015: U.S. oil production reaches all-time high amid depressed crude prices: “U.S. producers pumped out an average of 9.2 million barrels of crude daily in the latest week, the most since the federal government started keeping records.” [Source]

FACT: Having North American citizens focus on a single pipeline (much of what has been built and in operation for years) – as the singular focus for a climate “movement” is ridiculous (and a dangerous distraction) as the map above proves.

FACT: “The Keystone Pipeline already brings oil from Alberta’s tar sands into Oklahoma. The XL refers to extending that pipeline. The southern part of the extension, connecting with Texas, already is in operation. The controversy is over the northern portion.” [Source]

FACT: January 8. 2015: (Bloomberg) — “Alberta’s oil production rose to a record in October and further gains are forecast this year as plunging prices fail to slow oil sands expansions…. Canada is the biggest oil exporter to the U.S. with 3.26 million barrels a day shipped in the week ended Jan. 2, the highest in data dating back to June 2010, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said yesterday.” [Source]

FACT: The first simple truth is that to “fight” fossil fuels without the most radical/deep reductions on consumption ever attempted by Annex I/developed states since industrial revolution began, all efforts are futile. Without this concerted and collective endeavour – all campaigns are mere spectacle. [Further reading: Progressive Self-Delusion: From Hope and Change to This Changes Everything] [Further reading: The the wealthiest 15% emit 75% of all emissions.]

FACT: The second simple (and final) truth is—it’s the system. That no one wants to acknowledge this – doesn’t change the fact that it’s true. We kill capitalism—or capitalism kills us. It’s really that simple. [Free eBook: Capitalism Must Die!]