United States Pipelines Map
Green = Oil
Red = Natural Gas
Blue = Products such as gasoline, propane and ethylene
Posted on 01/19/2012 10:20:50 AM PST by tobyhill
President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico is an act of national insanity. It isn’t often that a president makes a decision that has no redeeming virtues and — beyond the symbolism — won’t even advance the goals of the groups that demanded it. All it tells us is that Obama is so obsessed with his reelection that, through some sort of political calculus, he believes that placating his environmental supporters will improve his chances.
Aside from the political and public relations victory, environmentalists won’t get much. Stopping the pipeline won’t halt the development of tar sands, to which the Canadian government is committed; therefore, there will be little effect on global-warming emissions. Indeed, Obama’s decision might add to them. If Canada builds a pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific for export to Asia, moving all that oil across the ocean by tanker will create extra emissions. There will also be the risk of added spills.
Now consider how Obama’s decision hurts the United States. For starters, it insults and antagonizes a strong ally; getting future Canadian cooperation on other issues will be harder. Next, it threatens a large source of relatively secure oil that, combined with new discoveries in the United States, could reduce (though not eliminate) our dependence on insecure foreign oil.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
from the washington post????
That said, the best lens I have found to understand obama’s policy decisions is to expect that he will do what will most hard the interests of the united states, when possible.
The Whack Left is running the democratic party and the country...They are going down!
We have the chance in 2012 to whole sale reject and I pray the American people will remember and do so.
It’s not an act of insanity of your intention is to destroy the enemy, and in this case the enemy of hussein’s is the U.S.A. This is just another step toward that goal.
No. It’s a cold, sober, considered, calculated act of sabotage and treason.
It’s not insane if your main goal is to destroy the USA, and I believe that is Obama’s main goal.
But, it’s certainly not good for the rest of us!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 19, 2012
Contact: ACF Press Office
(202) 401-9215
HHS releases more than $863 million to help low-income households with energy costs stay safe and healthy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing more than $863 million today to grantees to help low-income households with their heating and other home energy costs under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). HHS is releasing the remaining funds, made available by the Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74), to states, territories, tribes and the District of Columbia.
“This support is critical for families needing assistance to pay their home energy costs,” said George Sheldon, HHS acting assistant secretary for children and families. “We are releasing these funds today to help ease the burden for those vulnerable families and aid them in getting through the remaining winter months and the summer months ahead.”
LIHEAP assists low-income households, including families with children and seniors, with their home energy needs such as heating in the winter, cooling in the summer, and insulating their homes to make them more energy-efficient and to reduce their energy costs. The $863 million in regular block grant funds released today is in addition to the $2.6 billion released since October 2011. Including funds released today, grantees will receive a total of $3.4 billion in LIHEAP block funds for Fiscal Year 2012.
“Many Americans make difficult decisions whether it’s paying for rent, food and heating costs, which can add a real strain on families,” said Jeannie Chaffin, director for the Office of Community Services. “We are releasing these funds today to help as many families as possible get through this winter season safe and warm.”
For a complete list of additional funds available to grantees today please visit: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/news/press/2012/FY2012LIHEAP_GrossAlloc.html.
Individuals interested in applying for energy assistance should contact their local/state LIHEAP agency. For more information, go to: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/liheap or http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/liheap/brochure/brochure.html.
###
Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news.
Last revised: January 19, 2012
Like Reagan Obama will be remember for a long time. Reagan for his greatness.Obama for his distructiveness.
I’ve heard the Dems try to spin this:
It’s a minor delay until it’s further investigated... (it’s been 3 years!).
It’s not as big as the GOP would have you believe... (700k barrels a day, and 18,000 jobs, guess again).
If gas goes up to $4-$5/gal this summer as predicted, it will hurt Obama. But is the stupid party smart enough to actually use it? My guess on that is they’ll find a stunning way to screw it up.
United States Pipelines Map
Green = Oil
Red = Natural Gas
Blue = Products such as gasoline, propane and ethylene
not to mention anti-American and anti-job
Imagine how much he and Mooch will hate the people of this country when they lose and are sent packing with the worst record in US history. It will be up to us to change the foundation of schools, colleges and the media so that history is not soon repeated and the truth of his “service” is at least documented truthfully in history.
Imagine what that Communist would do in his 2nd term, if this pre-election arrogance is any indication!
The oil will have to be shipped to the west coast. Which means railroad.
Oops, what a coincidence, the railroad that will ship the oil has recently been bought by Warren Buffet.
crickets.....
Humm, well if the Washington Post says it, seems to me time for the 25 amendment to kick in...the guy is a loon.
Interesting map. But there’s a pipeline in my area that’s not on it.
This isn’t about pleasing environmentalists.
Remember, the Obama administration has “invested” our money in alternative fuels-solar, wind, and bio-fuels. Obama really believes these “investments” will work, but only if fossil fuel production is restricted at every turn.
He has to nix the pipeline, or give up on alternative fuels.
As we have seen with Solyndra, there’s also a quid-pro-quo going on, filling his coffers for reelection.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.