Posted on 04/23/2014 6:00:51 PM PDT by kristinn
IF FOOT-DRAGGING were a competitive sport, President Obama and his administration would be world champions for their performance in delaying the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Last Friday afternoon, the time when officials make announcements they hope no one will notice, the State Department declared that it is putting off a decision on Keystone XL indefinitely — or at least, it seems, well past November’s midterm elections. This time, the excuse is litigation in Nebraska over the proposed route, because that might lead to a change in the project that various federal agencies will want to consider. The State Department might even decide to substantially restart the environmental review process . This is yet another laughable reason to delay a project that the federal government has been scrutinizing for more than five years.
SNIP
As for the pipeline’s routing, planners and regulators have already considered all sorts of options through Nebraska, and they already shifted the route once. Neither route posed environmental concerns of a sort that would justify concluding that Keystone XL is outside the national interest. It is bizarre to imagine that a new route from an even more careful process in Nebraska would significantly increase environmental concerns.
The administration’s latest decision is not responsible; it is embarrassing. The United States continues to insult its Canadian allies by holding up what should have been a routine permitting decision amid a funhouse-mirror environmental debate that got way out of hand. The president should end this national psychodrama now, bow to reason, approve the pipeline and go do something more productive for the climate.
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Let’s build it ourselves! We need engineers — Truck drivers and 20,000 people and families. This president violates the law so I will too.
Mission accomplished for the undocumented Indonesian;
as the hated, EXEMPT continue to do NOTHING
except keep the borders open, and allow criminals
to break all Laws ever written.
It fits right in with Obama’s hatred of US energy independence.
Do tell.
Going on 5+ years now.
By Editorial Board, Wednesday, April 23, 6:04 PM
IF FOOT-DRAGGING were a competitive sport, President Obama and his administration would be world champions for their performance in delaying the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline.
At least, they started well.
And, then, we come to this:
That does not mean we like burning dirty oil sands crude. But symbolic gestures will have no impact on climate change. Governments should steadily reduce global carbon dioxide emissions with smart, economy-wide policies such as carbon taxes, which meaningfully and permanently cut demand for carbon-heavy fuels.
A correct conclusion...by a committee of committed propagandists.
What’s the big surprise - he got away with voting “Present” and still gets to ride on AF1.
Personally I don’t even think this decision should be up to him - we can do this without his interference. Why do we have to ask this jerk???
Wow!
Perhaps the WaPo editorial board will start taking an interest in IRS targeting, Benghazi, Fast and Furious, and the other FAILURES of their boyfriend.
if obama’s control over the pipeline is because it would cross State lines, then just build it to each state line and then truck it across
Yes but the Supremes ruled this week that if we vote on a referendum— THAT IS THE LAW OVER ALL FEDERAL INTERVENTION. DEMAND state referenda on queers, abortion and pipelines now!! Affirmative racism is dead.
The unions, I’d bet.
vaudine
His Arrogance is just following orders.
“Obama Embarrassing U.S.”
Maybe so, but his Progressive supporters don’t feel any sense of embarrassment when they back him all the way.
Amazing.
IMHO
A list of countries, corporations and individuals who profit from the Keystone delay illustrates how much a criminally corrupt president and his Chicago cabal can extort by killing the pipeline. What would OPEC pay for such a favor?
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