Tell Secretary Clinton: “Yes” to the Keystone Pipeline to Ensure More Secure Energy Future
On March 30, 2011, President Obama said, “We will
keep on being a victim to shifts in the oil market until we get serious about a
long-term policy for secure, affordable energy.” The Administration has a
chance to follow through on that rhetoric by issuing a permit for a key
pipeline project, called Keystone XL, to deliver much-needed energy resources
to our country. That’s why we need your help!
Following last year’s oil spill in the Gulf of
Mexico, the Obama Administration placed most of America’s vast energy stores under
lock and key, grinding the exploration process to a near halt and complicating
the prospects for a stronger economy. NTU continues to seek legislation that
will remove these shackles, but now, bureaucratic obstinacy threatens to
permanently damage the relationship with our largest and most stable supplier
of oil – Canada.
The State Department, led by Hillary Clinton, has
continually delayed issuing a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline project that
would deliver Canadian crude oil to U.S. refineries. The Keystone pipeline
could provide an extra 500,000 barrels of oil a day from a trusted ally close
to home, Given the ongoing political unrest in the Middle East, which helped
cause gas prices to skyrocket, the advantage of having more energy sources has
never been more clear.
Moving forward with the Keystone XL pipeline would
also provide a critical boost to our economic recovery. With nearly 1,000
businesses in 47 states already providing services to the development of
Canadian oil sands, the United States is already intimately tied to their
success. In fact, according to an economic analysis conducted by the Canadian Energy
Research Institute, investing in Canadian oil could create 343,000 new American
jobs and add tens of billions of dollars in annual Gross Domestic Product over
the next five years.
While we keep working to loosen the U.S. government’s stranglehold on
utilizing our own offshore energy and natural gas deposits, we are lucky that
there is a reliable source of oil in our neighbor to the north. That’s why
passing up this opportunity to approve the Keystone XL pipeline could prove
devastating to America’s long-term energy needs. Tell Secretary of State
Hillary of Clinton that it’s time to put an end to the bureaucratic obstruction.
Tell her to approve the Keystone XL
pipeline!
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