With the Senate nearing a vote on legislation to authorize construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, Business Roundtable President John Engler appeared on Neil Cavuto's program on Fox Business, making the case for the project to bring Canadian oil to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries. Cavuto set up the... Continue Reading
Completion of the Keystone XL pipeline would create thousands of jobs, give a boost to the nation's still lagging economy, strengthen our ties with a trusted ally, and reinforce North American energy security just as events in Europe prove the value of stable supplies of oil and natural gas. Yet... Continue Reading
Canada's oil is going to be extracted and exported, whether the Keystone XL pipeline is completed or not. The question is, will the United States benefit from the economic activity and new jobs that will come from approval of the pipeline, or will that oil go to some other country. China, for... Continue Reading
From a joint statement by the members of Business Roundtable (BRT), the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE), and Mexico’s Consejo Mexicano de Hombres de Negocios (CMHN). CEO members of the group met at BRT's Washington offices on Sept. 20, 2012: [North] America is blessed with an... Continue Reading
The EPA has harshly criticized a State Department review of the Keystone XL pipeline, asking for yet another study.(EPA letter) This of the most-studied pipeline in history, Since the Alberta oil sands are already being developed and the oil is going to be produced, the environmental arguments... Continue Reading