What most fail to realize is that the current pipeline run by Kibder !organ is operating at only a 40-60 percent capacity because there is no market for Alberta Bitumen. It also has not secured contracts to fill the new line by anymore than the old line carries.

It is the most expensive " oil " available worldwide and requires specialized refining capability which exists on the US East coast and only in  a couple of other places. It is also the most expensive " oil " to refine.

Kinder Morgan is considered by the Oil and Gas industry itself to be the worst company on the planet for spills, ruptures and leaks, with more than 80 discharges of petroleum from it's existing pipeline over the last 20 years. 

Over  200,000 jobs in BC are directly or indirectly tied to a clean marine environment, so BC stands to lose far more than Alberta or the rest of Canada could possibly gain from this!

During  the heyday of $150 a barrel oil in Alberta, they didn't need more pipelines then, why now?