The pipeline is also good for our energy security. Rather than import oil from Mexico and Venezuela to supply the heavy oil that our Gulf Coast refineries need, Canadian oil sands can be used instead
It’s Time for President Obama to Approve Keystone XL
President Obama has delayed approving the Keystone XL pipeline for almost 7 years, indicating that he would only approve the pipeline if it did “not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution.”[1] The President’s assertion is suspect, considering there are other sources of oil that the President doesn’t seem to have problems with that emit more carbon dioxide when produced than Canadian oil sands.
