On the recordNovember 12, 2014
In addition, the only other requirement is from the State Department, and I want to put this into the Record. But the bottom line is the last statement of the State Department finds ``there will be no significant impact on the environment from the [Keystone XL] project.'' I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Latest Environmental Impact Study From State Department The EIS finds that there will be no significant impact on the environment from the project. State Department finds that crude oil from the pipeline is unlikely to be exported, because the transport cost of getting it to the U.S. combined with transport overseas would be uneconomical. The study also finds that the failure to construct the pipeline will not negatively affect the rate at which oil is extracted from the oil sands--that is, State Department predicts that rail transport expansion will be able to support additional production.
