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Keystone Pipeline May Add 40 Cents To Midwest Gas Prices, Report Says

July 16, 2013 · Mark Reback

The fiercely debated Keystone XL pipeline could raise gasoline prices in the Midwest by as much as 40 cents a gallon, according to a new report by Consumer Watchdog. That’s because the pipeline would allow oil companies in Canada to export crude oil to a range of markets in the U.S. and abroad, leading to possible increases in the prices paid in areas that are already heavily dependent on that oil, according to the Santa Monica consumer group’s report released Tuesday.

New Report Confirms Keystone XL Boosts Exports to China and Midwest Gasoline Price

July 16, 2013 · Mark Reback

Consumer Watchdog <a href="http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/newsrelease/consumer-watchdog-report-shows-keystone-xl-raises-american-gas-prices">posts a new report</a> confirming pretty much everything I've told you about the Keystone XL pipeline: it will send North American tar sands oil overseas, raise our oil prices, and boost Big Oil profits at our expense.

Keystone XL Pipeline Would Boost Gas Prices, Leave KC ‘Vulnerable’

July 16, 2013 · Mark Reback

Kansas City could see gas prices spike by 40 cents a gallon if the Keystone XL Pipeline is built, according to a Consumer Watch study, <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2013/07/16/4346704/gas-prices-would-rise-in-midwest.html">The Kansas City Star reports</a>. The report that with the increase of exports to other countries, U.S. oil supplies will fall short. In turn, oil prices will rise, as will the price of gas and diesel.

Keystone XL Pipeline Will Raise Gasoline Prices, Not Just Environmental Concerns

July 16, 2013 · Mark Reback

Keystone XL Critics Warn Pipeline Would Push Up Midwest Gas Prices

July 16, 2013 · Mark Reback

A Consumer Watchdog <a href="http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/sites/default/files/resources/keystonexl_cwd.pdf">report</a> released Tuesday said Keystone XL would push retail gasoline prices 20 to 40 cents a gallon higher if approved, with prices spiking most in the Midwest. If built, Keystone XL would cut the discount Canadian oil now sells for in relation to international benchmark crudes, the group said. Midwestern drivers would be the hardest hit because their region imports more than half of its oil from Canada, the report said.

Study: Keystone XL Pipeline Would Raise Price Of Gas

July 16, 2013 · Mark Reback

Study Finds Keystone XL Will Raise Gas Prices

July 16, 2013 · Mark Reback

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Approving The Keystone Pipeline Could Cost U.S. Consumers $3-4 Billion Per Year in Higher Gas Prices

July 16, 2013 · Mark Reback

<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/04/21/1898201/offer-ends-soon-act-now-keystone-pipeline-public-comment-period-finishes-up-on-monday/">There</a> <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/04/22/1905321/epa-slams-states-draft-impact-statement-for-keystone-xl/">are</a> <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/07/12/2280591/waxman-and-whitehouse-ask-state-department-to-go-back-to-the-drawing-board-on-keystone-pipeline/">many</a> <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/06/25/2208941/obama-says-keystone-xl-should-be-rejected-if-it-will-increase-carbon-emissions/">g

Report: Midwest Gas Prices Would Rise If Keystone Pipeline Is Built

July 16, 2013 · Mark Reback

The Keystone XL pipeline, if built, would cause gas prices in the Kansas City area and the rest of the Midwest to rise by as much as 40 cents per gallon, according to a report being released Tuesdayday by a consumer group. Consumer Watchdog, a California group that has released numerous reports over the years about the petroleum industry, claims the pipeline will restrict oil supplies in the U.S. as exporting to other countries picks up. The result: rising oil prices with the ripple effect extending to gas and diesel prices.

Debate Heats Up Over Keystone Pipeline’s Gas Price Impact

July 16, 2013 · Mark Reback

<img class=" alignright size-full wp-image-10212" alt="" class="right" src="https://consumerwatchdog.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/images_kxlmap.jpg" style="width: 271px; height: 477px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px; float: right;" width="300" height="528" />Midwest motorists will pay 20 cents to 40 cents more per gallon at the gasoline pump if the disputed Keystone XL pipeline is built, an activist group contends in a report released today. The new pipeline and existing lines would transport tar sands crude oil from Canada to Texas Gulf Coast refineries.

Consumer Watchdog Report Shows Keystone XL Raises American Gas Prices

July 16, 2013 · Mark Reback

Midwest Pump Prices Hardest Hit By Pipeline Development The Keystone XL pipeline will raise gasoline prices in the United States, hiking prices at the pump 20 to 40 cents per gallon in the Midwest, with no long-term economic benefit to the U.S. economy, says a new report by Consumer Watchdog. The report finds that:

Watchdog Group: Pipeline Will Boost Midwest Gas Prices

July 16, 2013 · Mark Reback

Consumer Watchdog upped the ante on Tuesday on previous claims that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will drive up the cost of gasoline in Nebraska and the rest of the Midwest. Price increases of 25-40 cents are likely if the pipeline is built between oil deposits in Alberta and refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast, warned the nonprofit public interest group in a new report that also called the controversial project “an oil industry cash machine.”