Clinton Hints U.S. Would Allow More Oil Sands From Canada
San Francisco, CA, United States (AHN) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hinted at a San Francisco forum that Washington is inclined to allow more oil sands from Canada. She made the statement in response to a question from the audience at the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco.
The indication of the potential policy came at a time that TransCanada’s application to extend its Keystone XL pipeline project is still pending. The proposal involves 1,700 miles of pipeline to transport fuel sourced from bitumen from Alberta to Texas, doubling exports to as much as 900,000 barrels per day.
TransCanada’s proposal is under review by the State Department, which is being hounded by lobby groups to reject the project following the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster this year.
Clinton said the department has not yet finished all the analysis on the TransCanada proposal, but said Washington is inclined toward the project because it’s a choice of being dependent on “dirty oil” from Canada or from the Middle East.
Clinton acknowledged tolerating “dirty oil” is a reality that the U.S. government has to face until it has sufficient clean, renewable energy available to meet the growing demand for power.
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