For every barrel of extra oil
obtained from tar sands as a result of the pipeline, global oil consumption would increase by 0.6 barrels, because the extra oil would lower oil prices and encourage people to use more.
According to Salon.com, which
obtained over 300 emails of personal messages between lobbyists and Canadian officials, the CEA is part of a sophisticated public affairs strategy designed to manipulate the U.S. political system by deluging the media with messaging favorable to the
tar -
sands industry; to persuade key state and federal legislators to act in the extractive industries» favor; and to defeat any attempt to regulate the carbon emissions emanating
from gasoline and diesel used by U.S. vehicles.