Environmentally responsible companies also have less risk of environmental liability, which could have a major impact on future stock prices.
The risk of environmental catastrophe is too great, they say.
Nevertheless some oil companies, notably Total of France, have already decided that the risk of environmental damage was too high.
What pipeline supporters don't mention is that it would create the risk of environmental disaster, since a leak at some point seems inevitable.
They have signed a letter condemning the bill, arguing it could increase the risk of environmental disasters like one caused when a tailings dam burst in Mariana, flooding the Brazilian countryside with millions of litres of mining waste.
The province currently charges C$3.71 for every million litres of water, along with a permit fee of up to C$3,000 depending on the risk of environmental impact.
Lawyers fighting to have Queensland's land court stop the construction of Australia's largest coal mine say they have made the touted economic benefits look "ridiculous" beside the risk of environmental damage.
However, because of the risk of environmental disasters those gains could be slowed, halted or even reversed in places such as sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, according to the report.
In quieter corners, including at environmental groups focused on energy and climate policy as well as land preservation, the goal has never been a ban, but instead a push to create the set of rules, policies, revenue flows and relationships that give the greatest social and economic benefits with the least risk of environmental regrets.
Therefore, these fluids are associated with a high risk of environmental pollution (air, soil, water).
However, similar to Huntorf plant, McIntosh plant still uses SF-CAES architecture, which increases the risk of environmental pollution.
