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Obama Says Keystone Pipeline Not a Big Job Creator

President Obama said the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline would not be a major job creator and could increase gasoline prices, but added that the White House decision will rest on climate change. “Republicans have said that this would be a big jobs generator....

Decreases in Domestic Energy Production

Heritage Foundation: …oil production on federal lands has decreased between fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011 by 11 percent. Natural gas production has decreased by 6 percent in the same one-year span. It is down nearly 27 percent from fiscal 2009. Meanwhile, oil and gas...