The United States and Canada enjoy the largest trading partnership across the longest peaceful border in the world. Getting more U.S. energy from our friendly North American neighbor would reduce U.S. reliance on energy resources from less stable regions, create American jobs, while enhancing domestic energy and national security. The Keystone XL pipeline expansion would provide a significant boost to U.S. energy security, bringing more than 800,000 barrels of oil per day to U.S. refineries. With the pipeline, our crude imports from Canada could reach 4 million barrels a day by 2020, twice what we currently import from the Persian Gulf.
Approval of the full Keystone XL pipeline, now in its fourth year of review, could also create 20,000 construction and manufacturing jobs over the life of the project. According to a 2011 CERI study, if there were no pipeline constraints, new oil sands development could support over 500,000 additional jobs in the U.S. by 2035.
The U.S. government's own environmental review indicated that the Keystone XL pipeline would "have a degree of safety over any other," offering a safe, practical way to bring not just more Canadian oil to U.S. refineries but domestic production from our upper plains states as well. This is good for consumers, good for U.S. jobs, good for energy and economic security and certainly serves our national interest.
Poll Shows 69 Percent of Voters Support Keystone XL Pipeline
What America is Thinking on Energy Issues - 69 percent of voters support Keystone XL pipeline (API News Release)
Keystone XL Pipeline Harris Interactive Poll (February 2013)
Jack Gerard's speaks at press briefing teleconference on Keystone XL (Feb. 13, 2013)
Remarks by Jack Gerard (as prepared for delivery)
API Comments to Secretary of State Clinton regarding Supplemental Enviromental Impact Statement (SEIS)
Letter from Jack Gerard to Secretary Clinton
Marty Durbin speaks at press briefing teleconference on Keystone XL
Remarks by Marty Durbin (as prepared for delivery)
May 8, 2012
Keystone XL Coalition Letter to Conferees
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There are no more excuses for the President not to approve the Keystone XL pipeline
Keystone XL: New Corridor Proposal
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API: No more excuses White House should approve Keystone XL (API News Release)
Jack Gerard speaks at press briefing teleconference regarding the Obama administration's decision on Keystone XL
Remarks by Jack Gerard (as prepared for delivery)
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Jack Gerard delivers speech at US Energy Association's 8th annual State of the Energy Industry Forum
Remarks by Jack Gerard (as prepared for delivery)
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Other resources regarding the Obama administration's Keystone XL decision
Jack Gerard speaks at the National Press Club (January 18, 2012 - video clip)
Energy Tomorrow Blog Post: An Illogical Decision, Not An Arbitrary Deadline
Energy Tomorrow Blog Post: Mr. President, What Are You Thinking?
Energy Tomorrow Blog Post: Rejecting the National Interest
See reactions to the decision on Twitter
Learn more about the Keystone XL project by reviewing the documents below:
Myth vs. Reality: API Response to NRDC/Oil Change International January 18th Report on Keystone XL Pipeline
Assessment of Foreign Trade Zone Tax Claims Relating to the Keystone XL Pipeline Project
U.S. Petroleum Exports and Related Issues
API leads industry coalition urging President to approve Keystone XL
KXL Trades Letter to President Obama
Keystone XL and Canadian Oil
Oil Sands and Crude and Product Prices
We Need it Now! print ad (January 4, 2012)
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http://www.energycitizens.org