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To: koan who wrote (174411)	10/23/2011 3:30:55 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541931

The Perryman Group estimates that some $5 billion of the Keystone XL pipeline's $7 billion total price would be spent on direct construction costs, such as materials and labor. That $5 billion -- if invested in clean energy production such as wind or solar power -- would generate slightly more jobs, says economist Heidi Garrett-Peltier of University of Massachusetts' Political Economy Research Institute and the Center for American Progress, an influential think tank.... Hmmm....If Obama wants to create more jobs and help reduce our nation's dependence on dirty fossil fuels then rejecting the Keystone XL Pipeline is the way to go...Obama will also prove to the green movement that he is ready and willing to stand up to Big Oil and do what is right for the country's long term interests... As ex-Obama campaign staffer Zarlin put it, "If he's going to win the election, I think he needs to get back to that guy that he was."... ***read more at: Environmental 'gut check time' for Obama? power-eng.com