And Behind The Keystone XL Pipeline:: Yes, The Kochs

This week, Nebraska will decide on whether to approve an extension of the Keystone pipeline which will carry the oil down to Texas.
Oil to Texas?!

Texas is drowning in oil. So why a dangerous pipeline to bring oil from Canada to Texas? The answer: Koch.
Koch Industries owns an oil refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, which cannot use Texas oil because it’s too “light” – that is, doesn’t have enough sulphur in it, it’s too thin (and too clean). The Koch refinery needs “heavy” oil, like the nasty gunk from Canada’s tar sands – the stuff carried by the Keystone Pipeline. So, the Koch’s have been captive customers of Venezuela, the only other giant heavy producer. And Venezuela has been charging the Kochs about $15 more for crude than the Canadians. if the Kochs can get the Keystone extension (XL) down to their refinery, David and Charles Koch will personally collect an extra billion dollars a year from the savings.
Here’s a clip from my film, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, which explains by Donald Trump made approving the Keystone XL pipeline extension his #1 executive action when he became President.
Also read Keystone Leaking: ‘Smart’ PIGS Fail Again.

*  *  *  *  *  *[Prior to turning to investigative reporting, Palast directed the investigation of pipeline explosions for the Attorney General of Illinois and, as a private investigator for the Alaskan Native Corporations , the operation of the Alaska Pipeline and oil shipping system. ]
Greg Palast (Rolling Stone, Guardian, BBC) is the author of The New York Times bestsellers, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and Billionaires & Ballot Bandits, out as major non-fiction movie: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: The Case of the Stolen Election (the brand new, updated, post-election edition). Watch the movie and get the info on the Keystone Pipeline
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