The Keystone XL pipeline project’s of bringing oil-sands deprived natural oil from Canada to the United States is being discussed. There are pros and cons to this projects. Experts have been discussing whether this project should be enhanced and finish.

The Cons of the Keystone XL pipeline:
– Building the Keystone pipeline and opening up the Tar Sands will negatively impact national and local economies
– The same fossil fuel interests pushing the Keystone pipeline have been cutting, not creating, jobs
– Unemployment will rise
– Poor and working people will be disproportionately affected
– Building the sustainable economy, not the Keystone pipeline, will create far more jobs
– There is also a discussion about the environmental risk during and after the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline

The Pros of the Keystone XL pipeline:
– Canada is one of the most secure sources of oil supply in the world and has long been a secure source of supply for the United States.
– The pipeline should permit more raw natural oil to transport to the U.S and permit larger market efficiency within U.S. oil markets; some oil- sands-derived products will be exported to more appropriate markets, but other product will remain in the United States. Any additional oil in the global market helps to enhance oil security by increasing supply.

In my opinion, the Keystone XL pipeline would hurt us because there are more cons and pros. The Harvard article made a solid argument about the 5 reasons why Keystone XL pipeline would hurt the economy. Therefore there is no reason to follow through with a project that is suppose to help the economy but is going to end up hurting the economy instead. There is also a risk that the project would pollute the ecosystem and the environment.