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President Donald Trump turned his head at his call to resume the Keystone XL pipeline. The energy industry welcomes new business-friendly management, but the Biden administration's damages are not easily cancelled.
Keystone was a privately funded project to build a 1,200-mile pipeline to refine 850,000 barrels of crude oil per day from Alberta, Canada to the US Gulf Coast.
Because it crosses international borders, the US State Department grants jurisdiction. In 2015, the Obama Department approved the project, but President Obama, urged by Secretary of State John Kelly, denied the permit in the name of climate change.
The tanker truck trailer on the field along the Keystone XL Pipeline Route near Oyen, Alberta, Canada on January 27, 2021, is lined up with a photo of former President Joe Biden who revoked his pipeline's permission. (Getty Images)
Trump's reversal resumed construction, but when Joe Biden took office, the project was still ongoing, and on his first day he revoked his permit and forced over 1,000 people out of work .
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Keystone returns to the news, and there are three long-term consequences that Biden's cancellation caused.
Trust in the US government is undermined
Biden's cancellation sets an ugly and dangerous precedent. Keystone XL's parent company did not apply for permission from the Obama Department or did not deal with Donald Trump. They have reached an agreement with the US government, where Biden has erode full faith and credibility.
Obama fueled the drama by calling Keystone XL “dirty” and evoking fear of climate change. This labeling could apply to large construction projects, airports, nuclear power plants and refineries. Activist groups always present “science,” and anger over “climate justice” can persuade a whimsical future president to cancel something.
President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama Campaign was held in Philadelphia on November 5th, 2022. (Mark Makera/Getty Images)
That's the Biden Set, which has precedent. American language depends on elections.
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Government vs. Private Sector
Part of President Trump's appeal is that he is not a career politician. He was a businessman and even more appropriate, he was a builder. The private sector understands financial risks in ways that governments can never do.
Look at Grant Biden's $2 billion Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that he made to liberal activist Stacey Abrams. The organization only earned $100, but taxpayer investments earned 20 million times more. Such windfall never occurs in the private sector.
Government operatives, whether they are agency bureaucrats or long-time elected officials, do not understand the complexity of projects like Keystone. The cancellation of Biden, the lifelong politician himself, was not a taxpayer's “brief.”
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Work is risky
The personal sacrifices that energy workers make for their jobs are often overlooked. In the 1,200-mile pipeline, there are no Zoom meetings or even commuting homes working from home. You live in a camp, or many of the older workers have trailers and campers and you travel on the project.
Like all construction work on the end date, skilled workers line up their next project in advance. Keystone had workers with five years of employment, but after Biden's actions he lost everything at the hands of a man who called himself “Scranton Joe.”
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Unlike today's maelstrom coverage of government efficiency (DOGE) that brings accountability to government officials, there was no sympathy or support from the mainstream media. There are no “60 minutes” segments or cries of the cries of Park Rangers who have lost “Dream's Job.”
The Keystone XL workers were the victims needed in Biden's efforts to save the planet.
Even if Trump is in charge, the government needs to regain industry trust. The federal government can sign an agreement that cancellation of a project will result in a refund of costs. Congress was able to regenerate jurisdiction from the administrative department through well-written laws.
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As a builder, Donald Trump understands the importance of infrastructure projects. The Alaska LNG Pipeline requires more than 10 years. The proposed LNG pipeline from Pennsylvania to New England requires at least five years.
Companies think twice before they line up billions of dollars. Workers look again before getting on the flyer on a project that politicians can cancel. These are not just keystone lessons, but also Joe Biden's sad legacy and the lasting damage he has inflicted on our country.
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