The Consequences of Pres. Obama's Refusal to Approve Keystone XL Pipeline
03 February 2012
CFIF Contributing Editor Ashton Ellis discusses how President Obama's decision to block the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline will cost Americans roughly 20,000 new jobs and 700,000 barrels of oil a day, and how the decision ultimately could benefit China at the expense of the U.S.
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