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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

<div id="promo-image-area"> <div class="promo-image"> <img alt="keystone xl pipeline map" class="slide" src="http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2013/07/keystone-xl-pipeline-map.jpg.662x0_q100_crop-scale.jpg" width="662" /></div> via <a href="http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/newsrelease/consumer-watchdog-report-shows-keystone-xl-raises-american-gas-prices">Consumer Watchdog</a></div> <div id="entry-body">

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:

Report: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Raise Gas Prices, Hurt Economy

July 15, 2013 · Mark Reback

Consumer Watchdog released a groundbreaking report today that asks and answers the following question: What economic effect will the Keystone XL oil pipeline have on U.S. drivers and the U.S. economy as a whole?

It’s Free To Breathe, But Air Comes With A Price At Gas Stations

July 4, 2013 · Mark Reback

We breathe it every second of every day. It is available free all around us in the atmosphere. Yet many gas stations in California still charge customers up to $1.50 to inflate their tires with air, despite a little-known 1999 law that requires them to provide free air and water to customers who have purchased gasoline. Many drivers don’t know they are entitled to free air and water when they buy gasoline, and they end up paying extra for the service, consumer advocates say.

Exemption for California PUC Chief Stalls Budget Finalization

June 20, 2013 · Mark Reback

SACRAMENTO -- Under a provision tucked into budget legislation by the state Senate, the president of the California Public Utilities Commission would be exempt from a proposal intended to prevent commissioners from spending agency-related funds that receive less public oversight. A dispute over the proposal pits the two houses of the Legislature against each other and threatens to hold up other measures aimed at increasing scrutiny of the commission, which regulates the energy, telecommunications and transportation industries.

Wildfire Survivors, Consumer Groups, Insurers, Public Entities Oppose Limits on Survivors’ Rights At Hearings In CA Capitol On CEA SB 254 Report

Oil Permits Surge In First Q 2026 With Majority For Dangerous Extraction Techniques; Watchdogs Warn New State Drilling Law Unfair

Watchdog Warns of Continued Gasoline Price Spikes Without Promised Energy Commission Rules

Energy

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

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

Keystone XL Critics Warn Pipeline Would Push Up Midwest Gas Prices

Study: Keystone XL Pipeline Would Raise Price Of Gas

Study Finds Keystone XL Will Raise Gas Prices

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

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

Debate Heats Up Over Keystone Pipeline’s Gas Price Impact

Consumer Watchdog Report Shows Keystone XL Raises American Gas Prices

Report: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Raise Gas Prices, Hurt Economy

It’s Free To Breathe, But Air Comes With A Price At Gas Stations

Exemption for California PUC Chief Stalls Budget Finalization

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