{"id":22512,"date":"2014-11-17T10:58:22","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T18:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=22512"},"modified":"2014-11-17T10:58:22","modified_gmt":"2014-11-17T18:58:22","slug":"congress-set-to-vote-on-koch-brothers-wealth-enhancement-act-of-2014-keystone-xl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=22512","title":{"rendered":"Congress Set To Vote On Koch Brothers Wealth Enhancement Act Of 2014 (Keystone XL)"},"content":{"rendered":"

There have been so many lies told about the Keystone XL Pipeline by self-interested corporations and whoring pundits that many of the facts get obscured in the bitterly polluted atmosphere. That trend is escalating as Congress prepares another pointless vote to advance the project despite President Obama’s vow to veto it should it arrive at his desk.<\/p>\n

\"Koch<\/p>\n

On this weekend’s Sunday news programs representatives of the oil industry, and their lackeys in Congress, made a concerted effort to muddy the debate again by deceiving viewers with demonstrably false assertions.<\/p>\n

Among the deceivers was Russ Girling, CEO of the pipeline builder TransCanada, who told ABC’s Martha Raddatz that “the 42,000 jobs created by the Keystone XL pipeline are ‘ongoing, enduring jobs.'”<\/em> This statement was reiterated after Raddatz explicitly challenged Girling on the figures. However, PolitiFact investigated<\/a> the matter and found Girling’s statement to be false:<\/p>\n

“Importantly, as Raddatz said, these jobs would only be supported during the construction phase, which is expected to take one to two years. After construction, the pipeline would employ about 50 people, primarily for maintenance.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So Girling was only off by about 99.9 percent. This is typical of the disinformation campaign orchestrated by the fossil fuel folks who brazenly put their profits above the health of people and the planet.<\/p>\n

This propaganda on behalf of greedy polluters is facilitated by the Republican PR division, otherwise known as Fox News. In recent weeks Fox has disseminated<\/a> the same dishonest analyses on several programs. Among them were Happening Now where last week host Heather Nauert made the false claim of 40,000 jobs created, and Fox & Friends where co-host Anna Kooiman did the same the week before.<\/p>\n

The truth that there will only be about fifty permanent jobs created shows just how distant reality is from the unscrupulous mouthpieces of the Dead Earth trade. But that isn’t the only falsehood they are spewing. The entire project is a scam devised to enrich oil exporters. The product that would flow through the pipeline is Canadian oil destined for markets in Europe and Asia. The President noted this on Friday advising people to…<\/p>\n

“Understand what this project is: It is providing the ability of Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else. It doesn’t have an impact on U.S. gas prices.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Will the truth prevail in the debate that is being rushed through the Senate this week? Will the fact be addressed that the project cannot even proceed until the states through which the pipeline passes grant permission? And will the American people finally realize that the Koch brothers have more sway with the Republican congress than they do, and do something about it?<\/p>\n

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There have been so many lies told about the Keystone XL Pipeline by self-interested corporations and whoring pundits that many of the facts get obscured in the bitterly polluted atmosphere. 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