Bloomberg, February 14, 2012, Tuesday

Bloomberg

February 14, 2012, Tuesday

Bloomberg (full article)

Keystone’s Thousands of Jobs Fall to 20 When Pipeline Opens

Job forecasts are based on the number of positions created for every dollar spent, according to Lara Skinner, associate director of research at Cornell and author of the Keystone jobs report. TransCanada is overstating construction jobs by assuming the entire project budget will be spent in the U.S. when about half will be spent on the Canadian segment and on design and permitting in the U.S. and Canada, Skinner said.