Clarifying some information on President Biden, energy and the Keystone XL pipeline that was included in recent letters:
There is a renewed push to authorize the Keystone XL pipeline as if it would solve all energy issues. This pipeline already takes Canada tar sands crude to refineries in Oklahoma. The XL expansion, if built, will go through critical water supply areas for farmers and native Americans who oppose it, then connect and continue to Texas refineries. From there, the refined oil can be exported. The pipeline was not intended to carry oil for U.S. consumption. It won’t help U.S. exports; it is Canadian tar sands oil.
On the other hand, the U.S. produces more crude oil than Saudi Arabia, and we are the seventh largest exporter of oil.
We are already the second largest exporter of natural gas, including Pennsylvania gas that was supposed to help reduce our bills.
Oil companies are reporting record profits, and CEOs are getting large bonuses while we pay higher prices at the pump. I don’t see how Biden fits in this picture.
Vickie Oles
Ligonier Township