By CBC News Ottawa, February 6, 2014
The greenhouse gas emissions from oil flowing through TransCanada Pipelines'
proposed Energy East project would be equivalent to putting the emissions from
seven million cars a year on Canadian roads, according to a report from an
environmental think-tank released today. The Pembina Institute's study looked at
the potential upstream carbon pollution — that is, from the well to the refinery
gate — oil flowing through the pipeline and found that it could add anywhere
from 30 to 32 million tonnes of CO2 a year to the atmosphere. via
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CBC News.