14 DAY TRIAL // The Keystone XL pipeline has long been a cause of conflict between ordinary folks and high officials in the United States.
By the looks of it, things are bound to take a turn for the worse soon enough, simply because the country's State Department has recently decided to go public with the news that, according to their studies, said pipeline does not constitute a threat to the environment.
Needless to say, the greenheads living in the US did not take the State Department's statements concerning the Keystone XL pipeline all that lightly, and some even went as far as to argue that the organization's investigation of this project must be a flawed one.
Business Green informs us that, according to a report issued by the US State Department only this past week, this development project has very little chances of upping the amounts of greenhouse gas emissions released in this country on a yearly basis.
Furthermore, the report states that, all things considered, the pipeline might even help improve on the ecological footprint of the United States, seeing how this means of transporting crude oil is way more environmentally-friendly than trains and/or oil tankers are.
Commenting on the need to have this pipeline up and running as soon as possible, Republican House Speaker John Boehner allegedly stated as follows: “[The] report again makes clear there is no reason for this critical pipeline to be blocked one more day.”
Furthermore, “After four years of needless delays, it is time for President Obama to stand up for middle-class jobs and energy security and approve the Keystone pipeline.”
For the time being, both the people who oppose the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and those who wish to see it become a reality are waiting for US President Barack Obama to make a final decision concerning the future of this project.
Apparently, Barack Obama will share his views on this controversial topic this coming September.