In this recent video, environmentalist and civil rights activist Van Jones debunks three myths about the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Speaking on CNN’s Crossfire program, Jones takes issue with the key points in which the US government has been promoting the pipeline, including its negative effects.
See VIDEO below.
The proposed Keystone XL pipeline would stretch 875 miles from Western Canada to Steele City, Neb., where it would connect with existing pipelines and allow 830,000 barrels of oil per day to be delivered to refineries on the Gulf Coast.
TransCanada’s project crosses international borders, so the company had to file an application for a presidential permit. As part of the process, the president directs the Secretary of State to determine whether the project “serves the national interest.” Secretary of State John Kerry has not yet issued a recommendation to Obama based on the study.
The US president is under pressure from all sides over this important and controversial project.
Jones fears the scene is being set to approve the pipeline. When the State Department released its 11-volume report about the KXL pipeline’s impact Jan. 31, 2014, the main headline in most news coverage centered on its claim that the pipeline project would not significantly contribute to carbon pollution. Some see that as giving President Obama an opening for approval.
