We need to look after the interests of Canadians
Who gives a shit about the Canadian pipeline through the heart of America?
Refineries buy oil....ie any oil they can get....so this isn't "canadian" oil once it crosses the border....and 90% of it stays here so don't try that crap, and finally, it will partially replace what they refine from the communist Venzies....which must break your little commie heart...tough shit.
The US is now a gas exporting country
Why we don't need the Keystone Pipeline - The Week
The United States now exports gasoline: Some 15 million barrels of gasoline a month. That's about 500,000 barrels a day. We're selling so much that exports have quadrupled in just seven years.
Americans are using a lot less gasoline. Demand peaked back in September 2007 at almost 9.3 million barrels a day. Today, we consume about 8.7 million barrels a day — a drop of 600,000 barrels a day.
We're producing way more gasoline than we need. The gap between supply and demand is so great, in fact, that the only market oil refiners can find for their product is overseas, where demand is growing (and prices are often much higher).
And this is happening even before booming U.S. shale oil and natural gas production really kick into high gear over the next few years, which brings me to two more observations:
The United States is on track, says the International Energy Agency, to become the world's top oil producer in just seven years — bigger than Saudi Arabia by 2020.
The U.S. will become a net exporter of oil around 2030 and nearly self-sufficient in energy by 2035.
That means that we'll have so much oil in just a few years that we'll be able to export it — like the Saudis do now — and won't need a drop from anyone.
So with all of that in mind, tell me: Why do we need the Keystone pipeline?