TransCanada and Keystone XL : The Money Pipeline - The Fifth Estate
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- It's a story of dark money, dirty politics and powerful people. When Donald Trump gave TransCanada the nod to build a pipeline that would carry Canadian crude oil to the gulf of Mexico, it seemed like liquid gold for the Alberta-based company. But a group of angry farmers and activists in mid-western American states are trying everything they can to stop the 'ugly Canadians' from digging a pipeline and running oil through their beloved farmlands. But is anyone listening? Bob McKeown investigates TransCanada’s influential allies in Washington and the deal to build Keystone XL.
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It does not matter whether it's Obama or Trump the fact is we live in a culture of corruption. I think we would be surprised by how much right and left politics actually work together to create unrest on the population.
You have to have at least two parties to pretend it's a democracy.
Useless duplicity I know, but otherwise people lose interest.
Yup the media and social media....in 100 years when people are learning about this time it will be known as the great divide......
Senator Bernie Sanders was against the TPP and keystone and the Clintons and Obama screw Sanders of Vermont and Vermont is one of the cleanest safest places in America and worldwide news outlets calling Vermont a Scandinavia style state in America and Vermont has alot of guns and in 2020 Obama Clinton Pelosi Clyburn told everybody to drop out and back Biden in the primary CNN CNBC ABC MSNBC NBC news bullshit Americans about Biden record and lied about Sanders record Washington post New York times did hit pieces on Sanders campaign and Joe Rogan endorsed senator Bernie Sanders but independents not allow to vote in some democratic primary states and corrupt DNC rigging the primary in 2024 and President Joe is losing to the Republicans party in polls and Sanders is more popular in European countries and Brazil than in America Vermont has alot of good social programs and the green mountain boys in Vermont fighting against the Bush and Obama Clinton Trump and Biden administration and Sanders is the leader in Vermont and Republican governor Scott always work together for the people of Vermont
All the concern about pipeline leakage often doesn't consider that the oil will inevitably be transported in some other way which also comes with dangers and risks. There is much more risk in transporting it by train and there have been bad train crash spills. The oil industry itself is a huge risk of environment petroleum spills but it has kept us alive for thousands of years. If less oil runs though pipelines, more oil will barrel around the curves of train tracks that traverse farmlands through the entire continent
Until it is made ILLEGAL for politicians not to declare ANY outside conflict of interest then corruption will always happen.
I heard Mexico has certain laws regarding products allowed in their country. A certain percentage must be Mexican made. Perhaps this applies to crude? You can import the raw materials, but Mexico has to make it? Just a thought.
Let's get the politicians to vote on it. Maybe it will change
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These American farmers should not be forced to have a pipeline placed under their insecticide-ridden farmland, it might poison the environment.
TC should have at least planned the route to go around the Sand Hills where such an enormous amount of the fresh water is! I want to say something like, if they at least did things like that beforehand then it would be easier to bring people to their side. But I'm so happy that big money never has common sense or common knowledge!
😂😂😂😂 what a take😹😎
The real elephant in the room here is why isn't a refinery or two being built in Canada and the finished product(s) being sold to the USA etc. Oh yeah that's right Canada is just a raw resource supplier to the world now.
Mr: Canada is so infected already they need to spread the infection..
Probably Texas and Oklahoma give even more tax breaks to oil companies than Alberta does. Alberta has to subsidize the mining, the US has to subsidize the refining. The oil companies themselves are multinational and have no loyalty to any country.
Ahhh back when gas was cheap and we were energy independent! Miss you DJT everyday!!!
The concern from farmers in the midwest is rather hypocritical given that collectively they are pumping down the Ogallala aquifer at a rate faster than it can replenish. This has been known for years actually decades and there seems to be little concern as long as they can "make money" That seems to be evil for the pipeline company but ok for the farmer. All of this is hypocritical. Remember that the use of the water is stealing from others who rely on it for their water.
We have become too reliant on outsiders. Collect your rainwater and utilize it.
They passed for fracking to happen near Blackpool, Lancs, even though there was overwhelming objections against it. Our then P.M. overruled us and passed it. Protests continued, then low and behold we started having earthquakes! In Lancashire! It took a while and however much they spent bunging pockets full of filthy lucre they have packed up and cleared off, they say that they’ll be back, we’ll be waiting for you. A few folk said it was good for jobs but when they found out that they wouldn’t be going to locals (don’t think folks would take them). They spend an unbelievable amount of money “helping people to see their point of view”.
People had the same grievances about the trans Alaskan pipeline. Turned out pretty well there. Well apart from Valdez.
Look countries typically only consider peoples wishes, when it comes to infrastructure, dam's, powerlines, pipelines, etc.
The reason for it is that is that we would still be sitting around a camp fire, lol
Now seriously, part is greed no doubt, but also without all the above mentioned "things", it is hard to build economies and functioning societies.
Ie. Africa and also India, that one is getting better, lack the above social investments and is part of the reason why it is so hard for them to get better economies and in so doing improve lives of common people.
We cannot build mines unless we can pipe out dilbit to americian refineries. Either that or build refineris in alberta.
I have been looking forward to watching this.
Sorry for the disappointment
Most people don't really have an opinion on this topic, they just talk to hear themselves talk. If it's not passing through YOUR land/water, you shouldn't get a say. Because that's who's gonna be affected if and when it bursts--locals nearest the pipe. Stop repeating Big Oil's talking points & think for yourselves.
And when thousands of farmers are permanently out of business, you will have no problem telling your kids to go eat the front lawn, it's we got? Good to hear. Ask Marie Antoinette how "Let them eat cake" worked out.
I need investigative journalism on what is happening in my life including many others with disabilities that agencies like disability action refuse to help with.
if anyone was curious: On June 9, 2021, TC Energy Corporation announced it was terminating the Keystone XL project. The Government of Alberta and TC Energy Corporation agreed to an orderly exit from the KXL project and partnership.
Can someone direct me to Fifth Estate's sequel regarding Texas's Kinder Morgan, under the protection of Trudeau's Liberal Party, doing similar things to the people of British Columbia? About Trudeau's government purchasing the company, restoring it to the original name of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, to continue the American antics? About B.C. having to deal with the aggression not only from Ottawa but from Alberta as well? Just can't seem to find it.
why does it not occur to the management teams of this and other corporations, that investing the same amounts of money in safety as they do in lobbying the would win for everybody.
what they dont tell you how much money they receive for "access" to the pipeline. ranchers make more money from pipelines then crops in most cases per acre
So..let's see what an earthquake will do after the pipelines been under the ground for a while..it's not going to be pretty
@@michelemcguire8995 it's the safest way to transport oil
Good show but had to google search to find it here as it has been taken down from the 5th Estate website ... fyi Nov 7, 2017
Can we get an update on this story????
I am British which means that I'm the last person to ridicule or criticise any other Country when it comes to their values, laws or political systems. The Uk has set the bar high, when it comes to the damage and problems that have been caused, globally. Either, through imperialism, humanitarianism, environmentalism, racism and forgiven policy! This may be a investigation into a Canadian conglomerate. As this programme highlights, they need the USA's support if they want it to succeed. The sad truth is that, you could apply this formula to any Trans, National Corporation!!! Regardless of where you sit on the political spectrum, you know that the whole system is rigged to suit the highest bidder!!! What is it going to take for this to change?? When will success stop being measured by the acquisition of money and wealth? It never ends!!!!!!!
Drakes? Burning renewable energy or old growth forests grinding into pellets loading on ships burning renewable energy and getting carbon credits for 3 Times the carbon dioxide emissions and half the electrical generation UK your largest electric generator
Future generations will accept oil spills as normal and won't remember a time when they were not.
Much like it does not strike us as strange they we can't drink from rivers and streams as we can't remember when we could, environmental degradation will seem normal to them.
But they can look at pictures of a clean environment in book or rather on a screen, like we look at pictures of extinct animals or ice caps that used to be.
But i thought we would be facing a apocalyptic scenario where we would run out of oil soon.... oh you guys change your mind on that now too?
Which is it? We're going to run out or in the future we'll have such an abundance of oil spills are commonplace?
Many areas in Canada are heavily polluted including the Innoy or whatever you call it piece of land so now they are looking to pollute our country with the help of the USA president. They should build the pipeline through Martas Vineyard and Donald Trump Golf camps.. Since he is getting paid for it he should give his land and the land he occupies now thanks to the Russian mafia
Wow and here I thought the hundreds of quakes in Alaska were a lot, apparently California and Oklahoma have even more.... hmmm can I seriously get something about where these numbers came from? Are they total quakes, magnitude, time?
Why is the guy narrating purposely drawing out his words ? it sounds so dumb
Speaking slowly so dumbed down Americans can understand 'canadian'
Safety concerns against the locals by the Law officials
Why can't they build oil refineries in Canada? If they did that, then there wouldn't be a need for a pipeline.
But that might endanger the local environment.
Why not a refinery in North Dakota ? Real question. Too dirty ???
Good for you Nebraska...glad you said no. ...And I am Canadian.
11:07 ALEC sign on the floor tells You everything You need to know about that guy.
IKR?! I keep TELLING people how vile ALEC is at the state level. I wish more people got it.
Shouldn't it be called trhe Trans USA pipeline? It doesn't really cross Canada.
Or hey, lets build a pipeline from Alaska across Canada to link up with it.
Drill Baby Drill! Drive the Price Down. Or help China take us over and sell it to them without the US being the middle man?
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See people don't like football to be mixed with outside issues I tried to tell Steve that
Yes we should just upgrade our half or dozen of refineries and 10s of thousands of miles of fifty year old pipelines already in Canada we would be completely economically and as safely as it can be 100 self sufficient but dark money is international and Canada and it's politicians are weak and greedy. We shouldn't have to burden any innocent non stakeholders with any risks at all.
It's sad that money is the only thing that matters anymore. If there is sin then our desecration of this beautiful land for profit is it.
Take a vote in the USA and see who is for it and who is against it. I don't think it would pass.
If the Keystone pipeline is so safe, run it down the middle of the Mississippi River!
Good idea many countries are doing this 👍
Yes there is always the chance of leakage! BUT KEEP IN MIND NORTH AMERICA BEING FUEL INDEPENDENT MIGHT KEEP US FROM A WORLD WAR WHICH FOR SURE WOULD BE A HECK OF A LOT WORSE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT! It would be nice if Mexico would be *forced to do better with it's fuel/natch gas development to help out it's people better! *SO MUCH GRAFT, IMPROPER MANAGEMENT!
All the concern about pipeline leakage often doesn't consider that the oil will inevitably be transported in some other way which also comes with dangers and risks. There is much more risk in transporting it by train and there have been bad train crash spills. The oil industry itself is a huge risk of environment petroleum spills but it has kept us alive for thousands of years. If less oil runs though pipelines, more oil will barrel around the curves of train tracks that traverse farmlands through the entire continent
with all the upgrades and updates of technology...canada exceeds every other country in pipelines...Personally as a Canadian...I say build refineries here....pipelines to the coast...keep the US out of it...keep all the profits here.
The royalties that could have been paid to Canadians for healthcare, hospitals, schools etc. All shot down in flames to keep Canadian oil land locked. And who gets exclusive access to Canadian oil now at bargan rates? Makes no mention of the American oil companies about to use XL as well. Nebraskans got it wrong and by arrogance kept it that way. There is much more to this pipeline than the narative pushed in this report.
WHY?
Lobbing is another word for bribery
God bless America and no one else..please.
Tribal Council, any money change hands?Your credibility is at stake.
these protestors could have benefited big time and make sure the big oil/gas are punished and penalized through their nose in case of an environmental accident - all that was needed is a civil negotiation skills and strict regulation contracts. Instead, they act like stupid kids.
whats up with the narrator ? is he doing that on purpose ?
Let’s stop all oil projects in Canada and USA and see what the tribes of both countries do to survive- let’s do it fora year or two - remember no government money for tribes let’s go for it
This is especially important to me as I live on the east coast. Trump wanted to tap into drilling off the coast of Massachusetts, which would be devastating to our coastline and local fisheries.
As opposed to wind farms?
Always expect change in someone else’s back yard…otherwise, it will be “devastating”. Also, demonize aggressive pursuit of natural resources from the home of liberal dysfunctionals of MA; just as bad as NYC.
N9 mention of Warren buffet, who makes alot of money from transporting oil in trains?
Hilarious only TransCanada was named on that graph 😆 which bar represents George Soros? 😆
The people who are calling for Canada to build its own refinery dont understand the process. The refineries in Texas have immediate access to loading shipping container ships in the event that oil prices and worldwide demand calls for it, and also to supply America and Canada with cheap fuel! That is exactly what would have happened if Hiden Biden hadnt canceled the project. So America went from being energy independent and the wotlds largest exporter of oil, and guaranteeing cheap fuel, while providing large construction jobs. Zll of which both America and Canada. Now that is all gone now!
I don’t know man, maybe investing in other energy sources 🤷🏿♀️
Other so called sources..wind.solar
Use more energy to buikd than you recieve...not dependable either..
And as soon as Brandon took office, he cancelled the pipeline, which scr#wed over thousands of jobs in Canada and the USA and resulted in higher fuel costs. FJB!
This is honest and factual investigative journalism at its best.
I live in Alberta. I don't know anyone who wanted Keystone to go through.
Then you live there alone in a bubble with 2 masks on you fool. Huge loss for Canada and the US. Huge gain for China Joe
Everything in life doesn't have to be the pursuit of money, in this Plutocracy.
Pluto shrugged.
With the current price of crude oil (about $25 per barrel), Big Oil, Trump, and all oil companies should consider drinking oil to stay alive.
Oil is now hovering around $57 a barrel. The world is expected to use a 100 million barrels a day by the month of August of this year and will go on for several decades. According to the Yale University, Canada has the most cleanest environmentally friendly on the planet.
They keep referring to TransCanada and partners as BIG OIL. That's obvious bias.
Should be BIG SLUDGE.
Tarsand oil is dirty business.
Open Oil Pipelines from Canada to USA. You Tube.
> Why should we risk our lifeblood of water for farming, which is the lifeblood of Nebraska, for a foreign oil company to export oil
Not gonna lie, that sounds really reasonable. Why should anyone do something to jeopardize their lives, their communities, and their families just so some company can make more money? If they review the offer to purchase, weight that against the risk and decide they dont want or need the money and say "No", that seems reasonable.
The only issue is that the decision is not being made so logically and dispassionately. It's painted red, white, blue and being waved with a nationalistic flair that immediately shows it in a light most people read as stereotypically American and backwards.
What powers your equipment
Well that was 40 minutes in an alternative reality!!! For 8 years as Obama was Commander n chief, he doubled his own oil production and added thousands of miles of new pipelines, all while pointing at this one pipeline from Canada, deflecting focus away from what was actually happening in the US both limiting the Canadian product off the market and away from his own market share at the same time giving his base and environmentalists, a target, Keystone XL.This might come as a shock but have a look at the Oil pipelines already operating in the US. This pipe is no different. Labeling it anything different should clearly demonstrate the actual agenda of the CBC and it's supporters.
Here's a newsflash. Obama is no longer president. Yes he allowed this to start but finally acknowledged it wasn't OK when the protests started getting some traction. Then tRump reversed the hold on the construction at Standing Rock. Obama isn't innocent, but if he is a less-than-honest cop who looked the other way, tRump is the corrupt guy actively looking to work his way up in the mob. Instead of whining about what happened in the past, let's figure out if there's any hope for the future.
It's people just like you that are part of the problem.
@@jacquelynwilliams3660 Don't forget that Drumpf is also guilty of Russian dilution!
@Greg Romaine Are you really bashing Obama, and not even attempting to critic Trump? Obama was not perfect, nor is anyone, but Trump has been a complete disaster as far as environmental issues...
You know crude tankers are double hulled.
yes a double hull in the ocean is safer than a pipeline you moron
Safer, but to whom?
Who profits? I’m sure there is no bifurcation of profits to the states the pipeline travel through.
If that were the case, I’m sure we would see no pipelines.
Then the last death throws of fossil fuel industry as better fuel technologies are available. But no 42k pipeline jobs.
Imagine if they spent that money on alternative energy research and development instead of lobbying every year. The first corporation to successful establish the asteroid mining industry or cost efficient fusion plants will generate trillions in revenue. All other human wealth generation will be like pocket change compared to such a paradigm shift.
Other countries are using alternative energy (much more than the USA and it seems to be doing a lot of good..I recently read an article on solar energy in Puerto Rico..A lot of farms and in the mountains in that island use solar energy...Much more than the USA
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Quit squandering the resources, protect the water and make triple protection against pipelines or oil export spills of any kind. The watershed or reservoirs are extremely important to the west coast and North America. Why isn't the real issue that you can't trust the oil companies and mining companies to protect the natural resources and stability of an area? how is such a huge industry not ahead of its time in shipping and shipping safety technology? II know it was hard for the industry to get from single hull oil tankers to even double hull which is just common sense. Get with the times and calling elon musk or nasa for some ideas.why dont we create an energy sector that is built for the country rather than building rich corporations and people doing a bad job and destroying states and countries. Quit squandering the resources
All Americans should protest this!! What do we get from this coming through out country....nothing but disaster!!!!
money for better education, and dirt cheap discount oil for the koch brothers to capitilize on
Activist who depends on oil..?
We're Much of DJT advisors unfortunately on the take? DJT opened the thoughts Americans have always had of dishonesty and integrity with these oil decisions and brought them to light. Thank you DJT.
It is oil...tar is a different animal.
The lobbyist says at 38:00, if a protester breaks the pipeline there will be a big explosion :O
38:55 rather
Canadain here. I don't think this good idea. It was solf to us that it creatates more jobs. But the fallout for our environment is way worst than any money we will make.
It take thousands of people to move oil by truck and rail, and each of these sectors permanent employ thousands of tax payers. It’s the tax payers that safeguards a healthy economy.
Pipeline work is only temporary, the only people who will benefit from a pipe line is the billionaires who don't pay any tax. And the worse part of it all is the tax payer will be the one who will subsides this pipeline. If we build refiners instead of pipeline we would create jobs here instead of ship jobs over seas.
Safety first
it must be real difficult for the environment with all those pipelines that are already in the ground. they probably break every year contaminating the ground. we need to get rid of all of the pipelines that are already in existence and transport the oil by rail or truck it may take more energy to do so and gas prices will go up but we save the environment this way.
Do Americans really consider Canada a foreign country? Why don't we use CN and pacific to transport the oil and create some jobs. jobs vs profit.
Take money out of politics both in USA and Canada
Good luck! I agree with you, but it will never happen. Money and power are the root of all evil.
Pravda. 😈😈😈
After that Canadian can sell the US water.
The pipeline makes sense. It is more efficient than hauling it with trucks and trains. Trains and trucks use fossil fuels. Right?
Just that... Dirty oil sand does not make sense!
Scott Pruit, how much did you sell your soul for?
Love this group taking a stand..don't give up..keep up the fight! Mother Earth is in big trouble with all these corrupt rich dumb asses!!! Leave Mother Earth alone! Stop fracking..Stop putting in pipelines!!
If you really think these "currupt rich dumb asses" can affect Mother Earth ... I mean HOW?? Humans have been dealing and negotiating with the environment before any of us were documented. Let me summarize our relationship - we tend to get the short stick EVERYTIME. If Mother Earth doesn't want to deal with "big oil", then it would simply wipe them out like little insignificant, tiny, and temporary insects. Why wouldn't it?
BIG SURPRISE BIG BUSINESS AND GOV IN THE SAME BED
Pipe natural gas, but not oil, especially the tar sands oil.
Oil not tar...jane fonda..
Educate yourself before giving opinions out your bum...
@@lonarbuckle9788 OK Clyde you have illustrated your magnificent intelligence, however your VERY narrow mind prevents it from doing you any good. JUST WHAT IS OBTAINED FROM tar sands? OIL baby
Oil sands, tar sands, crude bitumen, or bituminous sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. Oil sands are either loose sands or partially consolidated sandstone containing a naturally occurring mixture of sand, clay, and water, soaked with bitumen, a dense and extremely viscous form of petroleum.
Ya I new this was gone happen trumb lol
Talk about Me TV....
Now China will refine the oil and pollute ten times better than America. Google a map of pipelines.
Ukraine war could have been prevented if Canadian media & US media let the Keystone pipeline be built, now we are in for a ride on a road to over $200 a barrel
😂😂😂 this is garbage, where is the correlation?
Putin instigated this war, WTF😒
Oklahoma is NOT the state with the most earthquake risk. Alaska would be that. Can't you do 30 seconds of research?
Alaska isn't in continental USA, which was the context of the statement.
Taking into account all territories, Hawaii has the highest earthquake risk.
I hope Nebraska's are brave enough to tell Canada to keep their pipeline in Canada Northern Nebraska land of Nebraska belongs to people of Nebraska
Trans mountain pipeline is rcmp pension fund owned
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Enemy = “Special Interests”
Friend = “Activist”
Unfortunately, a vast percentage of the "Activist" are either being paid by or are being manipulated by the "Special Interests."
I live very far away from Nebraska but I am proud of it's people for standing against this people.
but when people were invaded and pushed from their homes of thousand years you were happy to bomb them and politically support invaders?
@@sakatababa What?
@@rachelgibson1858 ever heard about israel push into palestine or albanians kosovo and macedonia?
how about hong kong?
vietnam?
aztec?
should i go on or do i ring some bells that you understand?
to jump ahead of your "not the same argument" i will add that all are political pushes for individual economic benefit of few "influencers"...
fk u all
@@smokeymacpot76 and f*ck you too
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Trans mountain pipeline is rcmp pension fund owned
Holy sm8kes ... how is Transcanada getting away with this? We the people disagree. Transcandas is out of control!!
Transmountain pipeline is rcmp pension fund owned hoes the blowout in your rivers and land ( keystone =transmountain)
How much money did Trump get paid ?
I'm glad I watched this it just confirmed what I think about Trump he's a dirty criminal !!!
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You should be ashamed... Come on Canada do we need this really... at what cost to the environment
Sudi,Iraq, Iran,?
Ever heard of : Love canal...?
A Farmer who doesn’t appreciate what diesel energy offers his farming business.
Is this real or a paid off actors?
Disgusting and absolutely misleading about the facts of the safest mode of transportation for all fluids and gasses on our planet , pipelines ate literally the safest most environmentally friendly way to transport these materials . Canada is your neighbor and we should support each other not the middle east !!
Seems like the fifth estate does not have a clue about pipes.
Funny how animal farmers are crying for the environment lol
Farmers don’t contribute much to greenhouse. Conspiracy is vegan bullshit propaganda. Why do you think there is jet fuel in breastmilk??? Thousands of airliners in the sky and your saying farmers a problem......
Nebraska is one of the least beautiful of the states, ranking barely above New Jersey.
Enbridge is an American company! A company we Canadians don't want on our land. So that Enbridge pipeline was filled with Canadian oil of some grade, but it wasn't our pipeline, the Americans built it, own it. Wake up W5! And why didn't you mention that pipe for the Canadian leg of the XL Pipeline, acres and acres of this pipe, is stored outside in the elements in Alberta for almost a decade.