5 Things We Learned from Thursday’s Senate Hearing on Keystone XL

On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations held a hearing to discuss whether or not approving the Keystone XL pipeline was in the national interest, a decision that is now in the hands of President Obama.  The hearing saw impassioned exchanges from Senators and panelists on both sides of the pipeline debate, but there were a few that stood out.  Here are 5 of the most important lessons from the Senate’s Keystone hearing:

1. Tar sands oil could already be causing cancer in Canada.
2. The Chamber of Commerce does accept that climate change is occurring, but doesn’t think it’s solely caused by humans.
3. If the U.S. puts a price on carbon, tar sands oil would quickly be priced out.
4. The Chamber thinks you can be an environmentalist and support Keystone XL.
5. Sen. Ed Markey is calling the oil industry’s bluff on energy security.

5 Things We Learned from Thursday’s Senate Hearing on Keystone XL