Today I bring your attention to your pending decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline. Your decision would approve or deny TransCanada's request to build a 1,179-mile pipeline in addition to the existing Oklahoma-Texas 0 pipeline. The addition would pump bituminous oil from refineries in Canada to Oklahoma and then to refineries in Texas (Eilperin, 1). Additionally, the Keystone XL pipeline has faced intense debate in support and opposition. Your decision will impact future American-Canadian relations, as well as the energy resources market. It is my job to consult with you on important decisions such as these, therefore, I advise you to reject the addition of the Canada to Texas pipeline. My advice is prompted by concerns about the environment, both domestically and globally, and the lack of abundant economic contribution the pipeline will make to the United States. The production of bituminous oil alone causes significant environmental risks. Oil sands are obtained through surface mining followed by a combination of drilling and vaporization processes. Unlike most existing oil refineries that exclusively use a drill-and-pump extraction technique, mining is necessary to extract bitumen. The ecological environment of the mining site is destroyed because the trees have to be removed in order to carry out surface mining, furthermore, these mining sites only grow to extract more sand (Williamson, 2). The drilling and vaporization process is responsible for emitting approximately “15% more greenhouse gas emissions” than traditional oil drilling per barrel (Eilperin, 1). The entire oil sands production process potentially emits “81% more greenhouse gas emissions than traditional oil production in 2005” (Giles...... half of paper...... useful for destroy the environment. Opposition of Keystone XL The pipeline recognizes the issues that impact the world, such as environmental degradation and greenhouse gas emissions. Opponents also consider the lack of economic necessity of the huge pipeline. I, as long as his other aides, Podesta, Jarret and Pfeiffer, demand that you reject the Keystone XL pipeline (Bloomberg, 1:30). We ask you to recognize that the consequences of implementing the pipeline far outweigh the benefits of the pipeline that TransCanada has failed to provide adequate equipment for the small-scale pipeline therefore, the risks are too great to produce a larger pipeline that extends vertically across the nation. Not only does the Keystone XL Pipeline pose numerous environmental threats to the United States and the Earth, but it is not economically rational to produce it..