What You Should Know About the Keystone XL PipelineRead up on this controversial project that could affect gas prices, the environment, and more.

It taps into the second biggest petroleum reserve on Earth.It could produce up to 169 billion barrels of oil. This is surpassed only by Saudi Arabia's oil sands reserve of 260 billion barrels.

The pipeline could create between 5,000 and 20,000 jobs.

The majority of Americans seem to be in favor of the Keystone XL pipeline.People believe that government approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline is in America's national interest. Americans would prefer to be independent of foreign oil.

The president has hinted that he'll support the Keystone XL pipelineHe said that the earth's temperature probably isn't the "number one concern" for workers who have seen a raise in decades and are spending $40 to fill their gas tank.

The Keystone XL was rerouted in 2013KXL's original route directed pipes directly through the Nebraska Sand Hills, one of the world's largest sources of drinking water. Environmentalists worried that if the pipes broke or leaked, as they did 12 times from 2010 to 2011. It will 2 million people.

However, the program is still very controversialProtestors are unhappy with the environmental and economic implications of the Keystone XL. Contaminated waste water is deposited into nearby ponds (in 2008, a flock of ducks died after landing on one of the ponds). This process produces three times more gas emissions than producing a barrel of conventional oil.

What You Should Know About the Keystone XL

Pipeline

About the controversial project that could affect gas prices

Protestors are unhappy with the environmental

implications.

It taps into the second biggest petroleum reserve

on Earth.It could produce up to 169 billion barrels of oil. This is surpassed only by Saudi

Arabia's oil sands reserve of 260 billion barrels.

The pipeline could create between 5,000 and 20,000

jobs.

The majority of Americans seem to be in favor of the

pipeline.

The project will go through one of the world's largest

sources of drinking water. And if the pipes leaked, as they did 12 times from 2010 to 2011. It will affect 2 million

people.However, the program is still very controversial

Contaminated waste water is deposited into nearby ponds

(in 2008, a flock of ducks died after landing on one of the

ponds).

Americans would prefer to be independent of foreign oil.The president has hinted

that he'll support the Keystone XL pipelineHe said that the earth's

temperature probably isn't the "number one concern"

for workers who have seen a raise in decades and are

spending $40 to fill their gas tank.