Energy and the Environment

The dangers of the changes in energy sector regulations are not limited to the costs associated for citizens of the three countries; the costs also include increasing pressures on natural resources and climate change. Oil in Mexico and tar sands in Canada (and water in both countries) are being mobilized to enhance U.S. energy security in wake of diminishing natural resources.

Rather than fostering innovation in developing new and sustainable forms of energy, the U.S. is pushing for further extraction and availability of resources that will threaten the environment. With climate change becoming a more apparent reality, and Katrina disaster management exposing our country's inability to manage natural disasters, deepening our dependence on fossil fuel proves that this process is driven by desires for profit maximization and not true "security and prosperity."  Investing in the SPP process is facilitating the destruction of our world.