Posted on 01/26/2021 6:37:23 PM PST by SeekAndFind
A former Keystone XL Pipeline worker is speaking out about the unemployment troubles he and his fellow workers are facing due to the Biden administration’s decision to stop construction on the years-long project suddenly.
On day one, Joe Biden signed an executive order to halt the construction of the pipeline meant to bring Candian crude oil safely and swiftly into the United States. Democrats gave the excuse that the project was being halted due to its adding to the climate crisis but there is still no evidence that the risk of leaks outweighs the damage done and oil lost during transportation. On top of that, studies show that the pipeline actually helped improve the environment by reducing CO2 costs in transporting the oil from Canada to Texas.
But the environmental impact is only one element the Democrats got wrong. The economic impact is also going to be devastating for many, including those who worked on the pipeline.
This includes Neal Crabtree, a welding foreman who’s been working on the pipeline since 1997. Crabtree was interviewed by Fox News on the matter.
“Just like the rest of the country, COVID hurt us bad. We had a lot of projects canceled,” he told Fox News. “We’ve got guys that haven’t worked in months, and in some cases years, and to have a project of this magnitude canceled, it’s going to hurt a lot of people, a lot of families, a lot of communities.”
Texas Senator Ted Cruz brought up the fact that thousands of people like Crabtree would be without a job with this sudden stroke of a pen to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg who simply responded that the Biden administration was “very eager to see those workers continue to be employed in good-paying union jobs, even if they might be different ones,” but Crabtree made it clear that it’s not as simple as switching jobs.
“I don’t consider this a job, I consider it a career,” he said. “You spend a lifetime fine-tuning your skills and if you go start another job you’re starting at the bottom. I doubt that these politicians would like it if someone told them to go start over and find a different job.”
The Biden administration believes that what it’s doing is taking a more responsible and green approach to oil, jobs, and climate change, but as Crabtree makes it clear, their ideas aren’t exactly well thought out.
“I can’t understand how the pipeline industry has become the villains,” said Crabtree. “The American public doesn’t understand that by not building this pipeline, it’s not going to keep the oil from getting to the market. It’s already coming.”
“You can’t just flip a switch and go from fossil fuels to renewable energy,” he added.
Like the other thousands of workers, Crabtree fears for his future and admits to having broken down into tears inside his truck after his team was laid off.
“I’m in the process of building a house, trying to live the American dream, and the bank might own it before I get a chance to live in it,” he said.
Laid-off Keystone XL worker: Biden's canceling of the Keystone pipeline “is going to hurt a lot of people, a lot of families, a lot of communities” pic.twitter.com/eoOc91Vhkg
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) January 26, 2021
It’s easy to dismiss men like Crabtree from the safety of an office in a town far away, but the truth is that the pipeline project was a massive employment center with a very solid purpose. With the stroke of a pen, Biden terminated the careers of thousands of Americans and for little more than a political show.
Not just Americans, Albertans too. They should join the Union when a future Congre$$ is amenable to that.
Your union endorsed this man. Until you figure that out I have no sympathy.
Canceling The Keystone Pipeline And Reducing U.S. Arms Are Biden’s First Two Major Gifts To Russia
The demonrats are destroying the economy of the US for the CCP since the CCP helped demonrats steal the election from Trump and gave them the WhiteHut.
The present regime claims to be legit but they are just CCP PAWNS.
in re post #4: Told ya demonicRATS always accuse Republicans of that which they are guilty of themselves.
‘Show’ is what the rats are all about...no substance....lies and fraud and corruption....
Trumpie impeach Biden right now......get 80,000,000 Americans to broom this buffoon Democrat, Criminal, Corrupt,Joe Biden overnight...period!!! You can get your folks to organize this and bombard the Democrat Scum and Vermin in Congress and make every day miserable for retard, low life Joe Biden!!! Do it!!!
Facts
> Your union endorsed this man. <
I’m sure this worker already knows that. But the union leadership does what it wants, when it wants. The wishes of the membership mean nothing.
So how does the leadership stay in power? I was a union member for 30 years, and I could tell you stories that would make Stalin blush.
Building this pipeline is nothing new. If people saw the map of all the pipelines cross-crossing this country, they would be amazed. As usual, politicians and media are too lazy to do their research.
https://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas/wells-to-consumer/transporting-oil-natural-gas/pipeline/where-are-the-pipelines
People who voted Democrat remind me of an old college joke.
The old boyfriend (politician) drops by the ex-girlfriend’s (Democrat voter). He starts talking about the way things used to be between them. He asks if she’s hungry & wants to go get dinner at the newest place in town.
As they start getting ready to leave, he seduces her for old times sake and both are having a good time.
After he’s finished, he hops out of bed, grabs his clothes, cleans himself off on her new curtains and starts to head for the door. She asks if they are still going to go get dinner. He replies, “Naw, I ate pizza with the guys at work before I came over.”
The only sounds made were the door closing behind him and the girlfriend yelling: “But you promised to take me to dinner.” He doesn’t look back and shrugged his shoulders while mumbling: “Sucks to be you.”
The problem is, we’ve got 80 MILLION FREELOADING MAGGOTS living in this country who hate Americans and American workers.
The tide is turning with the new generation
They hate
1- lockdowns.
2- the climate crap and social activism
They constantly eat openly about Karens and liberals like they’re doggie 🐶 doo
( I help reinforce that notion. )
Obama terminated my job in 2010 when he went for a swim in an unaffected area of Pensacola Bay to send a message to the Coast Guard he wanted the gulf oil spill off the front page. We lost our contract, I was sent home to Ohio, and laid off. I ended up taking my retirement after the severance ran out.
I never saw a pipeline take so long to build. He has been a welding supervisor on the line since 1997? In spite of delays it is taking longer than the Alyeska Pipeline to build.
Good grief!
“Democrats don’t give a [bleep].”
They get millions from the Environmental lobby. And big businesses are all jumping on the bandwagon (gotta invest in “responsible” ways). Black Rock just announced they won’t do business with any company that doesn’t have a policy to fight “climate change.”
State and city governments too (will pull pension funds out of any venture that has to do with oil or gas).
So what do they care about some [bleepity] union guys?
RE: I never saw a pipeline take so long to build
This pipeline was put on hold under Obama, got the approval from Trump to start their work and they did for about 2 years, and then got halted again by Biden. What do you expect?
It’s GOVERNMENT that’s creating uncertainty. There was a time when we could build an impressive structure like the Empire State Building in 18 months at the height of the great depression. Those days are gone.
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