WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump moved to advance construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines Tuesday, a pair of projects that were blocked by the Obama administration due in part to environmental concerns. Both orders are subject to renegotiations of the agreements. Trump also signed a notice requiring the materials for the […]
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President rejects facts, job creation
President Obama’s unilateral rejection of the proposed KeystoneXL oil pipeline that would have brought petroleum and jobs to the U.S. is another in a long list of issues dominated by politics rather than common sense, economics and science. After seven years of dithering on Keystone, the president said he was following the recommendation of Secretary […]
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President Obama kills Keystone pipeline
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama rejected an application to build the Keystone XL pipeline Friday after 7 years of federal review, declaring the proposed project wouldn’t serve U.S. national interests and would have undercut America’s global leadership on climate change. The 1,179-mile proposed pipeline wouldn’t have lowered U.S. gas prices, Obama said, nor would it have […]
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C. Richards: Questionable decision
I was appalled to see a full page advertisement (Feb. 2) praising Sen. Susan Collins for her vote for the Keystone pipeline. It was paid for by the Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions. How does allowing a foreign country the right to build a pipeline, carrying the dirtiest oil ever, through the heart of this […]
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King opposes Keystone pipeline, puts Senate vote in doubt
WASHINGTON — Republican leaders promised Tuesday to take up and pass a bill approving the Keystone XL pipeline next year if the Senate fails to advance the measure this fall, or President Barack Obama vetoes it. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who will become the majority leader in January, urged Democrats to vote Tuesday evening […]
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Keystone pipeline rejected, with Senator King the deciding vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a combustible blend of oil and politics, the Democratic-controlled Senate rejected legislation Tuesday night to force completion of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Republicans vowed to resurrect the controversial issue soon after taking two-house control of Congress in January. The 59-41 Senate vote was one short of the 60 needed to clear […]
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R. Bechard: Obama, leftists are job killers
The truth is that President Barack Obama and the far-left, liberal environmental activists are job killers. The so-called climate scientists said that if the Keystone Pipeline is built in America, it would be the biggest carbon time bomb. I believe the number one, biggest carbon polluter is China. China is a ticking time bomb. According […]
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Study says Keystone pipeline won’t add to climate change
WASHINGTON — The proposed Keystone XL pipeline cleared a key hurdle Friday with a government study that found the project’s impact on the climate would be minimal, which supporters said meets President Barack Obama’s test for building the project. In its final technical review, the State Department found the Canada-U.S. oil pipeline would not greatly […]