Keystone Pipeline Pros And Cons

Keystone Pipeline XL The need for energy and resources pertaining to the United States is an inevitable concept that has caused much confusion and debate, especially over the last several years with the economy struggling to thrive. There are many ways to solving this problem of confusion, but perhaps the most debated at this point and time is the decision whether or not to build the Keystone Pipeline XL. The Keystone Pipeline would solve many of these problems and bring economical peace to the United States through distribution and refining of the oil. Even though there are many hesitations about the completion of the Keystone XL pipeline, it should be built because it would create new economic growth, make the United States less dependent

more accessible to refineries and less dependent on foreign countries for all the oil needs that go on in the nation (Kalen 2). There are major political implications that come along with the Keystone Pipeline XL project. The Obama administration is trying to achieve economical security through having a secure and efficient energy plan for the United States. The original application for the pipeline project was submitted in 2008, and since it crossed the border of the United States, it needed presidential permits for the work to begin (Kalen 3). The project was supposed to be an addition to the already existing Keystone Pipeline. The political side of this project is what seems to be holding it up the most where the state department needed to have the EIS or the Environmental Impact Statement rendered to make the decision (Kalen 4). This information clearly shows that the major factor in this project is mostly politically motivated by what each party can get from either approving or denying the project. This specific project got caught up in the political spectrum and got the motivation to become a highly heated public debate because of politics. Once Barrack Obama declined the application, citing insufficient time for this is when the debate really got

The demand is so high and has such great effects that many people are frustrated for the project not being passed yet. Although gas prices are not projected to significantly decrease, national security would be more stable and the United States would become less dependent on foreign countries with weaker economies than that of the United States. There are factors that help decide the gas prices. The United States as of now does not have control of these conditions. The United States is trying to through the Keystone project gain some control of fuel prices and economical costs of energy. With a major holding spot for the crude oil that is being transported from Alberta, Canada to the United States being in

Cushing, Oklahoma there have been ties to this specific holding spot having surplus amounts of oil that have actually helped lower the gas prices in the central United States (Slade 41). The statistics show very promising results if the project were to be completed and that gas prices would inadvertently drop. A definite long term benefit of the Keystone project is the heightened national security that will be brought with the completion of the