Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline will not Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil but will transport Canadian oil to American refineries for EXPORT to overseas markets. Over 90% of fuel refined from the pipeline’s heavy crude oil will never reach U.S. drivers’ tanks.
As for Jobs: Amalgamated Transit Union and the Transport Workers Union both oppose the pipeline. “We need jobs, but not ones based on increasing our reliance on Tar Sands oil.” Our infrastructure needs updating: water and sewage pipelines, bridges and tunnels, transportation infrastructure. We need jobs created in energy conservation: upgrading the grid, maintaining and expanding public transportation—jobs that help us reduce air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and improve energy efficiency and don’t contribute to climate change.
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