Whether you agree with Keystone XL or not, we can all agree that America needs to look out for its future and allow for vibrancy in the long-term landscape. Keystone XL has been championed as a “job creator,” despite the fact that almost all of the jobs that are created by this project are temporary. Crude oil is not a renewable resource and it’s bound to run out in the long term, whether that is 10 years away or over a hundred. We have to look out for our energy supplies and encouraging the usage of more nonrenewable resources is not the way to do it. I am not going to say I live a perfect lifestyle when it comes to my energy usage and where my energy goes from (I do not think any of us do most likely); however, should we really be allowing something that just benefits us in the short term that could have devastating environmental effects and only encourages our dependence on crude oil to fuel our lives?