Tote That Barge, Lift That Bale …
Push That Poll.
The Citizens’ Alliance for Responsible Energy [CARE] is a front group for Big Oil.
Tonight they called for a three question survey:
1. Are you unhappy with gas prices above $3/gallon?
2. Are worried about the Iranian ship sailing towards the US, and the Iranian threat to cut off Mideast oil?
3. Will you allow us to use your answers to pressure President Obama to approved the Keystone XL pipeline which will provide 40,000 jobs, reduce the cost of gas, and make us independent of Mideast oil?
Those aren’t direct quotes, but pretty close, and I answered all three questions – No.
If you want to reduce the price of oil, convince the government to stop listening to the Likud and Neo-Cons, and lift the sanctions against Iran. The oil market will work a bit more competitively if a major producer isn’t under heavy restrictions. If you stop talking about attacking Iran, Iran will stop talking about what it will do to retaliate.
The KXL might produce a dozen new jobs in the US, but it will increase the price of gas in the US Midwestern states. The pipeline will be filled with Canadian, not US oil, and the refined products are already planned to be shipped to Asia, so it will do nothing for US energy independence, nor reduce the average price of gas in the US.
“Citizens Alliance” for almost anything will invariably turn out to be a corporate astroturf scam.
February 18, 2014 18 Comments
