Mainlining to Oblivion

Further proof of our addiction:

The State Department issued its final environmental impact statement Friday for a controversial oil pipeline stretching from Canada to Texas, affirming earlier findings that its construction and operation will have “limited adverse environmental impacts.”

They always say that, don't they?

More to the point, why the fuck are we building infrastructure and blasting every last iota of fossil fuel out of tar sand to support a world economy that is not sustainable in the long-run?

Oh, I forgot. The big profit is always in the short run.