I guarantee now… it WILL be built. Oil industry makes economic pitch for Keystone XL pipeline to Gulf The oil industry is hoping support from organized labor — and the promise of 20000 construction jobs — will help convince the Obama administration to sign off on a pipeline that would transport crude oil harvested in Alberta, Canada to Gulf Coast refineries. Industry leaders teamed up with organized labor today to tout the projected economic benefits of the project, which is fiercely opposed by environmental advocates. “With the US economy still struggling, nothing is more important than jobs, and construction of the pipeline would mean massive numbers of them,” said American Petroleum Institute Refining Issues Manager Cindy Schild in a conference call with reporters. One analysis projects that 20000 workers would be hired to construct TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, if it wins the administration’s approval later this year. James Kimball, chief economist for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, said the project would be a boon for construction workers. “This project means jobs — and jobs for our members,” Kimball told reporters. “We think that big construction projects (and) infrastructure projects such as this project and others are a fast and good way to put a large number of people to work quickly. This project will put approximately 1300 to 1500 new teamsters to work on the pipeline.” read more…… fuelfix.com
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