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Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline

TransCanada plans to raise gas prices by building the Keystone XL pipeline. The company claims that the pipeline will create jobs and enhance energy security, but its real goal is to raise crude oil prices for Canadian producers of tar sands oil in Alberta.

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Big refinery companies like Valero are in on the plan.

Illinois already has some of the highest gas prices in the country. We cannot afford even higher prices, especially not for the benefit of a few corporations.

Take action now to stop the Keystone XL! Tell the White House not to allow the manipulation of gas prices by TransCanada or any other oil company!

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About the Keystone XL

The Keystone XL pipeline is a 2,000 mile pipeline that would transport crude oil derived from Canadian tar sands from Alberta to Texas.

    • The pipeline will raise gas and diesel prices in the Midwest, where they are already among the highest in the country. It is estimated that the added cost of the pipeline would be roughly equal to 15 cents per gallon, driving up the cost of living for families at a time when we can least afford it.
    • The total drain on America’s economy and pocket books could total as much as $3.9 billion annually in 2013, according to what TransCanada told Canada’s National Energy Board.
    • Any jobs created will be offset by the higher price of gas and the layoffs that result from the higher cost of doing business. Further, they will be temporary and may not go to local residents, or even Americans.
    • TransCanada will generate billions of dollars in profits at the expense of American consumers, and that money will go back to Canada, deepening the U.S. deficit.
    • The pipeline will facilitate Canadian crude oil exports to China, not the United States. The market for Canadian crude oil in the Gulf is small. Americans wouldn’t benefit from the crude oil piped in through the Keystone XL.