With his re-election, the President should quickly approve the Keystone XL pipeline . The pipeline’s construction will
- Create jobs
- Decrease North American dependency on oversea oil, from the Middle East and unfriendly nations
- Help lowering the price of gas in the United States.
Polls indicate that Americans support building Keystone XL by a 2-to-1 margin.
TransCanada Corp (the pipeline builder) has submitted a new route to address the President’s concerns about the sensitive Sand Hills area of Nebraska.
Further delay will prompt Canada to turn to oversea for oil exports. We must secure this strategic oil resource from our neighboring partner .
The President should approve the Keystone XL pipeline so Americans can be put back to work and pay cheaper gas.