Canadian oil sands oil should be immediately outlawed in the United States and it should be restricted to Canada. The pipelines carrying the oil through the United States should be closed. The ports handling the oil should be off limits and ships carrying the oil through American waters should be blocked.
Any run off from the leaks in the Canadian pipelines, existing, or planned, should be assessed and monitored. Spills should be cause to require Canada to move the pipelines away from our borders. At least 500 miles.
Pet coke should be classified as a carcinogenic substance before and during use as a fuel. The product should be outlawed in America and it should not be allowed to be shipped out of American ports.
The oil sands operation in Alberta should be considered a crime. The damage to the environment should be stopped immediately. The water it poisons should be assessed to make a determination about the extent of the damages to water supplies and ground water contamination.
The Keystone pipeline should be shut down immediately.
Investigations into Canadian influence in North Dakota police brutality against the Water Protectors should be opened.
Laws regulating the use of lands allowing the Canadian oil sands toxic oil to be transported through America should be passed immediately to disallow the toxic oil to be transported by pipeline in America.
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