Keystone Energy Forum

Op-ed by Florida Energy Forum Chair Nicolas Gutierrez.

As representatives from around the world work to finalize an agreement in the last few days at the Paris COP21 climate conference, it's important to acknowledge the fact that hydraulic fracturing and the increased use of natural gas has done more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions than any other government scheme or agreement.

A day after President Barack Obama announced the rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline application, rail cars carrying ethanol crashed in Wisconsin, leaking 18,000 gallons of the alcohol used to blend with gasoline into the Mississippi River. On Sunday, another train derailed in Wisconsin, this time carrying oil from Canada, according to news reports.

The reality is that the U.S. is the only major oil and natural gas producing country in the world not transferring excess supplies into the global market. Due to antiquated energy policy from the Nixon era, the U.S. remains unable to export crude oil...

President Obama did little to combat climate change by killing the Keystone XL pipeline the other day. State Department studies showed the pipeline would reduce CO2 emissions by eliminating the need for truck and rail transport.

The average U.S. citizen uses 3 gallons of refined petroleum products each day. Which of these do you use on a regular basis?

Those of us who make it a point to stay up-to-date on foreign affairs are taking great interest in the Iran deal that is aimed at stopping the volatile country from developing nuclear weapons.

Who's a closer ally of the United States: Canada or Iran? The Obama administration doesn't seem to believe the answer is Canada. Its nuclear deal would allow Iran to resume oil exports while [continuing] to refuse oil from Canada by stalling approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. That's both absurd and dangerous for national security.

Those of us who make it a point to stay up-to-date on foreign affairs took great interest in last month's Iran deal aimed at stopping that volatile country from developing nuclear weapons.

The advantages of lifting the ban on crude oil exports are supported by a large and growing body of research by government agencies, academic institutions and think tanks across the political spectrum.