Consumer Watchdog investigated the impact of the Keystone XL Pipeline on gasoline prices and consumers. is analysis by Judy Dugan and Tim Hamilton utilized industry data, public records and company documents to find that the overall economic benefit to U.S. consumers is in doubt, especially beyond the construction period. In addition, U.S. domestic oil production is rising swi ly, diminishing any “energy security” argument for a 50-year pipeline that imposes economic, safety and environmental burdens on U.S. consumers.
Read the report here.