Has President Obama ever read the State Department’s Final Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL? If he had, he would know that many of the concerns he has raised about the project have already been answered by his own administration. After six years of study and five environmental impact evaluations, the State Department concluded that […]
Why Doesn’t President Obama Listen to His Own State Department on Keystone XL?
November 20, 2014 Blog, Issue Alerts
WATCH: Elections Show Keystone XL Won with Overwhelming Bipartisan Support
November 11, 2014 Blog
The election is over and the results are clear: Keystone XL won with overwhelming bipartisan support. To mark Keystone XL’s victory last week, Oil Sands Fact Check is releasing a new video, which puts the spotlight on the fact that from Alaska to Louisiana, from Kentucky to Virginia, from Georgia to Colorado, Democratic and Republican […]
Higher Supply = Higher Prices or NRDC Flunks Econ 101
June 5, 2012 Uncategorized, Issue Alerts
Who could have imagined the day would come when the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) crafted a report focused on relieving Americans’ “pain at the pump”? But there it is: the same group that once stated “there’s nothing we can do to control the price of gas in America” released a paper this week outlining […]
Facts, Not Excuses, Should Guide Decision on Re-Routed Keystone XL
June 5, 2012 Blog
It’s good to hear that TransCanada has submitted its new application for a presidential permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline. The application comes just weeks after the Nebraska legislature approved a bill to move forward with a new route in that state that avoids the sensitive Sand Hills region. Even better news would be that the White House, […]
No More Excuses on Keystone XL
June 5, 2012 Blog
In response to a question about the Keystone XL pipeline back in January, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters: “[I]t is a fallacy to suggest that the president should sign into law something when there isn’t even an alternate route identified in Nebraska …” Carney also said the then-delay in reviewing the project was […]
Apples, Oranges, and the Oil Sands
June 4, 2012 Uncategorized, Issue Alerts
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) added to the pile of conflicting well-to-wheels analyses with its report released this week, “The Life Cycle Assessment of Canadian Oil Sands,” written in the context of the Keystone XL project. Just like its predecessors, CRS wades into the world of assessment comparisons, choosing previously-published reports with seemingly common variables […]
