In fact, the pipeline will carry tar sands, diluted with a variety of chemicals harmful to humans and the environment.

People who support the pipeline call this substance “dilbit,” or diluted bitumen. When I lived in Nebraska and confronted representatives with a question about the pipeline content, they would answer with “dilbit,” but either did not know or would not reveal the dilution. I would be surprised if the shortsighted Colorado representatives who support the pipeline know the content, either.

If we are to leave the world a better place for our descendants, a good place to begin is to halt the destruction caused by tar sands extraction in Canada.

David K. Primrose

Broomfield