Obama Criticizes Keystone Jobs—What about Renewable Jobs?
In September 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama claimed at a speech in Golden, Colo., that his planned investments in “green” energy would create “five million new jobs that pay well and can’t...
View ArticleStates Already Benefiting From Southern Leg of Keystone
Oklahoma and Texas increased their economies by a combined total of $5.7 billion due to the southern leg of the Keystone pipeline (the “Gulf Coast Pipeline”) during the 17 months it was under...
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Oil Imports from OPEC Down 60%; KXL Could Lower Them Even More
U.S. oil imports from OPEC were at one of their highest monthly levels in 2008. Since then, the hydraulic fracturing boom has increased U.S. oil production, making the nation less vulnerable to...
View ArticleObama Vetoes Keystone Pipeline Bill
“Disappointing but not surprising for the president to give the thumbs down to American workers, consumers, and our Canadian friends,” said Michigan Republican Rep. Fred Upton. “Keystone XL is an...
View ArticleIt’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...
View ArticleLame Duck President Rejects Will of the American People
WASHINGTON — Institute for Energy Research President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement on President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline: “President Obama’s decision on Keystone...
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