Myth
Only ‘Big Oil’ stands to profit from a successful Keystone project.
Fact
The Keystone XL will create jobs, boost the economy and secure U.S. energy supply.
The Real Facts About Oil Sands
Only ‘Big Oil’ stands to profit from a successful Keystone project.
The Keystone XL will create jobs, boost the economy and secure U.S. energy supply.
The construction of the Keystone XL will create few jobs with little potential for employment longevity.
The Keystone XL (KXL) project will support about 20,000 jobs in the U.S. – 13,000 construction jobs and 7,000 manufacturing jobs over two years.
It doesn’t matter where the U.S. gets its oil from because all oil exporters are the same.
Former Obama national security advisor and retired general Jim Jones has emphasized the stability of the Canadian-American relationship saying, “Every day it becomes more evident for our nation to achieve true energy security…”