By Sabrina Fang Reject, turn down, throw out, dismiss – these are the words middle class Americans heard today when President Obama vetoed the Keystone XL pipeline. With one stroke of a pen, an opportunity was wasted to foster bipartisanship in Washington, 42,000 people were denied jobs and the promise of a secure energy future […]
Divestment Campaign: More Symbolism over Substance
October 23, 2014 Blog, In the News
Today on the National Journal Experts blog, Oil Sands Fact Check’s Matt Dempsey provides the facts about Bill McKibben’s anti-fossil fuel divestment campaign, showing that it is more about symbolism than substance. OSFC previously exposed the truth behind the Rockefeller Brother Fund (RBF) divestment announcement last month, pointing out what many reporters ignored: that RFB, […]
As Americans Say Yes to Keystone XL Opponents Recycle Old Stunts
August 12, 2014 Blog
Support across the country for the Keystone XL pipeline is overwhelming. In fact, as a Pew Poll revealed last month, it’s “almost universal.” But that’s no wonder considering that the benefits of Keystone XL are obvious. As our pamphlet “Why Americans Say Yes to Keystone XL” explains, Keystone XL will create tens of thousands of […]
Nothing New about “New” Keystone XL GHG study
August 11, 2014 Blog
There’s nothing new in this “new report” on Keystone XL and greenhouse gas emissions – the same researchers released a draft of this study in December 2013. The State Department took that draft report into account (citing it in its Final Environmental Impact Statement) and still concluded that Keystone XL would have a negligible impact […]
Obama “begs” Congress to “just do something” on infrastructure while refusing to do anything on Keystone XL
July 17, 2014 Blog
President Obama has been making the rounds this week promoting his new plans to improve the nation’s infrastructure and calling on Congress to act. As he said Tuesday in McLean, Virginia, “The American people have to demand that folks in Washington do their job. Do something. That’s my big motto for Congress right now: Just […]
Support for Keystone XL Piles On
July 2, 2014 Blog
This week, as Canadians celebrated Canada Day, what better time to highlight the benefits of Keystone XL – a pipeline that would help both our countries achieve substantial economic growth and energy security. The promise of Keystone XL was on full display this week as many towns in the path of the pipeline “pray for […]
