{"id":1175,"date":"2017-10-30T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T00:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2021-12-06T06:35:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T11:35:00","slug":"in-the-pipeline-risks-for-funders-of-tar-sands-pipelines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/publication\/1175\/in-the-pipeline-risks-for-funders-of-tar-sands-pipelines\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Pipeline: Risks for Funders of Tar Sands Pipelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This report is written for banks, their institutional shareholders, and for those financial institutions considering financing or arranging finance \u2013 through the purchase or underwriting of corporate bonds or shares \u2013 the construction and operation of any of the proposed tar sands pipelines.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/In_the_pipeline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/In_the_pipeline-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/In_the_pipeline-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/In_the_pipeline-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/In_the_pipeline-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/In_the_pipeline-241x340.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-canada-stateless\/2018\/06\/In_the_pipeline.jpg 815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt outlines the financial and reputational risks related to all three proposed tar sands pipelines including legal challenges, opposition from Indigenous and local communities, threats to drinking water and economic vulnerability. 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