Pipeline Projects Provide Multiple Benefits

摘要

Pipeline Projects Provide Multiple Benefits Over the past several years this false narrative that business is inherently evil has steadily crept into the social conscious. It has become commonplace, even laudable among some camps, to criticize corporate America as the antithesis of the working class. Nowhere is this animosity on display more-nor more misplaced-than toward traditional energy producers.Let's be clear: good business is good for communities, good for consumers and good for every day, hard-working individuals. That's especially true of the energy industry. One of the few consistent growth sectors, traditional energy production is seeding opportunity, driving investment and equipping America to stay competitive on the global stage.Regrettably, a vocal minority has had great success turning public opinion against oil and gas producers. These groups have wasted no opportunity to exaggerate and spin events that arise out of the normal operation of energy production - which, like any venture, carries intrinsic risk - to malign so-called "big oil."These smear tactics have real consequence, not only for the companies on the receiving end, but also for consumers. They threaten to undermine projects that provide access to affordable energy for businesses and families. And they risk destabilizing domestic development, the value of which cannot be overstated amid turmoil in the Mideast, where countries like Qatar continue to escalate tensions.