The author explains how North American capitalists tied to big oil companies are employing all their weapons against vigorous opposition to their project which brings some of the dirtiest fossil fuels on earth to the Gulf states via the Keystone Pipeline. This is information that your local corporate media does not report on for obvious reasons. For example, did you know the following information?
In the United States, TransCanada has been suing American citizens who refuse to allow the pipeline to cross their property, threatening to confiscate their lands through the application of "eminent domain," which allows for the confiscation of private property if “it is judged to serve a larger public good.”