Your March 27 editorial, "The Keystone Converts," notes the emergence of a bipartisan consensus on approving the Keystone XL pipeline extension that will deliver an estimated 700,000 barrels a day of new North American oil supplies to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries.
Access to reliable, affordable energy undergirds U.S. national and economic security, and a clean, healthy environment is essential for economic prosperity now and for future generations. Business Roundtable supports policies that capitalize on America’s strengths in technology and energy diversity to maximize U.S. energy options and preserve environmental quality. The business community has a special obligation to step forward and help build an environmentally and economically sustainable future.