".....which would require an assessment of all greenhouse gas emissions related to the production and consumptions of crude used to fill the pipeline. The NEB review would also include an assessment of how Canada's carbon taxes and other climate-change regulations would impact the need for the pipeline."


One wonders if the same assessments will be required for the oil tankers/pipelines (and their suppliers/sources) that are currently importing crude oil into Eastern Canada? Especially since some of those may be displaced by the oil from the Energy East pipeline. Wouldn't a fair comparison of all greenhouse gas emissions (upstream and downstream) between all current sources and the proposed pipeline be in order before the NEB passed judgement ?