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Multiple sources confirmed Wednesday to NBC News that the administration had decided to reject the request to build the massive oil pipeline, a project upheld by Republicans in Congress (along with some Democrats) as a potential boon to job creation.
Neither the White House or the State Department is confirmation that a decision has been made. The White House Press Secretary said the administration may have more information on the pipeline later today.
Reaction from Capitol Hill and environmental groups was swift and pointed.
A spokesman for House Speaker Boehner said the decision "is about to destroy tens of thousands of American jobs and sell American energy security to the Chinese. The president won't stand up to his political base even to create American jobs."
But the executive director of the Sierra Club, Michael Brune, said today's announcement represents a "strong clear-cut powerful victory for environmentalists."
The Obama administration has been struggling with the Keystone XL issue since November of last year, when the State Department announced it had placed its permit decision on hold until more environmental reviews could be completed.
The pipeline then became part of the fight at the of 2011 to extend the payroll tax holiday. As part of the deal to extend the expiring tax cut, the president agreed to make a decision on the KeystoneXL Pipeline within two months upon signing the law. Obama is also required to submit a letter to Congress within 15 days of making the formal decision explaining why the pipeline is not "in the national interest."
Sources on both sides of the issue were careful to note that TransCanada, the company applying for the permit to build the pipeline, is not barred by this decision from submitting a new application for a pipeline at a later date.
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Thank you President Obama for standing firm!
Funny how Boehner & his merry band of misfits are never in a hurry about anything else when it comes to getting something done in Congress... well, until it is politically expedient for their side!
What kind of cheese would you like with your whine, John?
First off, there is NO evidence Keystone would of created tens of thousands of jobs.
Second, you had ZERO problem with Bush opening the Chinese VISA card with NO spending limit!
alberto_ny, why do you have 2 accounts and 2 domain names? Isn't that in violation of your User agreement?
Let me guess Cynbad - is the other one penguinboy?
Feisty,
I think I am your other account. Spanky and nojo have been ranting for days about it. (Oh, and Ideology is the third account)
Cynthia's Point When one has multi-personalities one needs more than 1 account.
More positive proof that the president doesn't care about Jobs or the economy
The reason they shouldn't approve it, is it will destroy the water table in every state it passes through . In years past, no one cared about the water or the people who drank it . People were poisoned by the drinking water . It also goes into the soil and what you grow on it is also poisoned.
The people who push this only care about the profit in this. Not the people who live in the areas .
Like I said in the previous post, it's an election year, so all decisions are tainted by politics and getting re-elected.
Someone made a point in the first thread in the other article, that Obama is a sitting president, he doesn't have to pander to his base.
I think this proves that in this election cycle he NEEDS to pander to his base more that ever because he is loosing everywhere else.
The young people are with Dr Paul, the moderates are not going to vote with him this time if their internet statements are any clue, there are a bunch of disaffected democrats out there again according to what is being said in internet blogs and chat rooms.
Pandering to his base, this makes him look weak, VERY weak.
The only way Obama gains re-election is if the Republicans screw this up.
@Feisty, uh nope, that's not it. I'm not tellin', yet. You can call me Cynbad or Cyngood, though I'm sometimes referred to as spyware (and a few other names) however, they're no longer around to testify to that! Ha! ;-)
You mean people on here have several accounts ? Noooooooooooooo
The four faces of feisty, (lol)
Wasn't that a movie made a long time ago?
Hey they could always start a new fan club, Four-Flushers Focused on Feisty! ;-0)
Egilman,
How many personalities did Sybil have?
Alas, I can only have one personality. I have a hard enough time with the one I have.
You should be flattered!
Old Donna pulls out her 'conspiracy theory beanie' every couple of months & like any good lap dog, Spanky licks her all over! ☺
As I told them over the weekend, I can assure readers we are all unique individuals - don't believe me just ask Mark Murray! lol
Phine,
I believe it was 16... ( I could be wrong my aged memory sometimes gets the better of me)
Me too...
Egilman,
16 sounds right. I think it was Patty Duke who played her in the movie (my memory is going too)
I am idolatrydespoilsthepew
I'm applying for an SBA loan to purchase everyone's leftover personalities and recycle them into wind energy?
Should last a hundred million years, says the woman who used to call herself Fortune Cookie and Red Queen, among other things.
Anyone else want in?
The Divine Ms. Moon cannot speak to that, but you're pretty good with a moniker. LoL
Ideology,
Uh oh, are your multiple personalities rearing up?
oui si aye da yes
Phine,
it was Tammy Blanchard in the 2007 movie "Sybil"
Sybil
Emmy Award-winning actress Tammy Blanchard (Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows) essays the role of a young girl whose fragile mind was tragically fractured due to years of abuse by her unstable mother (JoBeth Williams). The setting is the late 1950s: multiple personality disorder has yet to be recognized as a serious condition by the mainstream medical community, and Dr. Cornelia Wilbur (Jessica Lange) is struggling against the sexist attitudes of her chauvinistic male colleagues. Chief among her arrogant detractors is Dr. Atcheson (Ron White), a highly respected medico who seems to view Dr. Wilbur with little but thinly-veiled contempt. When Dr. Wilbur hypnotizes withdrawn abuse victim Sybil (Blanchard) in an attempt to bring the sixteen distinct personalities possessed by the girl into harmony, the shocking truth about her tormented childhood gradually comes into focus while forming the foundation of the case file that will finally see multiple personality disorder recognized as a legitimate medical condition. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
[Old Donna pulls out her 'conspiracy theory beanie' every couple of months & like any good lap dog, Spanky licks her all over!]
Here's a hint: You're getting WARMER...
One more hint: Joeseph E. Parent...
...and that's all I got to say about that... but feel free to contact me for more information... :)
Phinephancy, The original was Sally Field and Joanne Woodward.
[i don't know i just registered]
...sure ya did...
LMAO!
*wink wink*
OK ideology - cut the French.... not unless you are serving a great Caberbet Sauvignon and some Clos St. Ambroise... then and only then will French be allowed on these boards... LOL
This is great news for America as gas starts pushing $4 a gallon again!
Way to go Mr. President!
Oil prices are set on the world market thus the pipeline has near zero impact on gas prices.
Most analysts have gas hitting $5.00 per gallon before Memorial Day.
Couple that with Obama's entire campaign strategy hinging on.....
I won't allow half of Americans who pay no taxes to bear the burden of the other half who aren't paying their fair share.
It's more than reasonable to believe he is going to get crushed in November.
That's why "GOD" made a" Toyota Corolla" . ;-)
Oil prices are set on the world market thus the pipeline has near zero impact on gas prices.
That maybe so Dennis but the optics are not good for Obama when gas hits $5.00. Voters will want to know if he is for energy independence or against it.
Rob,
Great talking point from the Party who’s only energy policy is drill.
People have learned, thanks to GWB, that Presidents can do very little, in the short term, about gas prices.
Well Rob, whose crystal balls predicted that? Hedge fund much? Want to make a bet? ;-)
Obama/Biden 2012
Gee, the Republicans should be pleased. After all, companies lie Exxon-Mobil, Chevron, BP, ConocoPhillips...they're gonna make a killing this year if it goes to $5!
Making more money was a good thing, yes?
Most analysts have gas hitting $5.00 per gallon before Memorial Day.
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Yep, but Memorial day 2011!!!!!
Gas Prices Climbing Toward $5 Per Gallon
April 11, 2011 5:53 AM
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/04/11/gas-prices-climbing-toward-5-per-gallon/
5 Dollar Gas? Get Ready To Pay An Arm And A Leg For Gasoline
http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/5-dollar-gas-get-ready-to-pay-an-arm-and-a-leg-for-gasoline
Obama's $5-a-gallon gas just ahead
By: Examiner Editorial | 01/06/11 8:05 PM
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/2011/01/obamas-5-gallon-gas-just-ahead#ixzz1jq8YZL1Q
$5 Gas Prices Coming to a Pump Near You
7 reasons gasoline is on the rise
Jan 14, 2011, 12:02 am EST
http://www.investorplace.com/2011/01/5-dollar-gas-prices-crude-oil-gasoline/
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How did THOSE predictions turn out?
There are many factors that affect the price of gas, and like a lot of complicated things, predictions based on a single factor tend to fall flat in the real, complicated actual marketplace....
Several years ago there was a book out called the "$20 solution" (I think that was the name). It talked about the changes society would make to accommodate rising gas prices. Might be interesting to read that again. (And if you haven't read it, pick it up and read it now.)
Making more money was a good thing, yes?
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Da Rhoid: I gave you a vote for this part of your post. My Vanguard Energy fund has been a consistent winner over the years. I bought it mostly in the early 2000's in the $20's, have taken some profits and also bought more over the years, and it's now around $60. $5.00 a gallon gas works for me. In 2006-2007 the monthly increase in the value of my holdings in the fund were going up st sbout 20-25 times the increase in my monthly gas costs. And if it helps give Barry the boot, so much the better.
[This is great news for America as gas starts pushing $4 a gallon again! Way to go Mr. President!]
So, it seems the WhiteCollarCriminal is getting desperate...stick a fork in him...he's done.
You, sir, are the reason why the auto industry tanked...
Way! To! Go!
It's a conundrum, all right...their dear Big Oil will be getting richer, but--uh oh!- Republicans have to buy gas too. Once again, middle class conservatives will be going against their own best economic interests to fatten the fat cats.
They are so gullible!
Will they ever learn?
Have you ever looked into how much speculators add to the price of a barrell of oil? I don't know the exact figure today but it is substantial. Who passed legislation to allow speculators to make money off oil price fluctuations instead of companies just hedging their purchases? I believe it was GWB.
Increased gas prices so Wall Street can make more money.
Sooo, why are folks not throwing fits that the single largest American Export is.....Petroleum Products, according to the Commerce Dept and The American Petroleum Institute. This last year it surpassed all other exports from the US. We do NOT use all of the oil produced here, it gets shipped off to foreign countries instead of being used to keep prices here down. If Canada wants to ship their oil elsewhere, they can build their OWN refineries, put the pipelines across their OWN nation and ship it out of THEIR ports thus taking the onus of possible spills anywhere along the line THEIR problem, instead of foisting it off on our people. Most of the Prudhoe Bay oil goes to Japan and China, even though it is produced here, you would think that it would be used for our own nation's use, since it came from our nation to begin with.
Hey, I've got a great idea. Let's wait and see what the letter says. Savvy?
Da Noid,
That makes perfect sense. That's why everyone will ignore what you said! :)
Well, this should be a real piece of sweet pastry at the picnic...something for everyone here...;)
"Keystone Cops" in the 21st Century...Hey "The Artist" is poised to win the Academy Award for Best Pic and it's silent, maybe they're making a comeback...Newton sure is!...
dangerfield,
If they can make a silent Academy Award winning film, can they not do the same for political ads? (And maybe do something with some political pundits?)
haha...
game, set, and MATCH!...
Remember Merle Jeter (Dabney Coleman)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMgyfcG3J18
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I dare anyone to watch this and not crack up!...
Why are so many Republicans fighting against Nebraska's right to want the pipeline to take a different route?
That's right, Nebraska has been pushing hard for the pipeline to take a different route, but it appears President Obama is one of the few standing up for their rights.
Gee, you don't think that the Republicans tacking Keystone XL to the payroll tax cut extention may have had something to do with the decision, do you?
The American Petroleum Institute, an industry group, reported US refined product exports rose 24.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2011 from a year ago, to 2.49m barrels per day. Imports declined 14.4 per cent to 2.16m b/d. The export increase is led by diesel and finished petrol, data from the Energy Information Administration show.
And that is what will happen with Canadian oil.
[...Nebraska has been pushing hard for the pipeline to take a different route...]
Heyyyyy! You just wait a diddly-dang gone minute! Isn't the Nebraska governor a...*GASP*...
...republican?!?
What IS the world coming to...
You libs tend to be a bit hazy on basic facts.
Moving the route of the pipeline is a different issue than...building it.
Nebraska Republicans expressed concern about the route of the pipeline. It can easily be moved.
But you nutjob wacko treehuggers, dont want any oil, or any pipelines at all, or any private sector development..
You think the Government is the all powerful job creator. No fixing clueless.
Bob, actually it was the Republican Governor of Nebraska who pointed out the route can't be easily moved.
If it had been approved, Nebraska would not have been able to force the pipeline to take a different route.
Nice avatar, bOb...
Nobody But Obama...SWEET!
Republicans demanded a decision by February 21. Now, the Governor of Nebraska along with Senators Johanns and Nelson of Nebraska opposed the route that was originally proposed. Nebraska even enacted its own laws that would have required that the state perform its own environmental impact studies.
Now, a new route that would bypass the aquifer in Nebraska is being proposed and may still come to fruition. But, Republicans demanded a decision in 60 days and, well, you got one.
Bon appetit!
thanks obombo when my doctor ask me why i'm eating bologna i can tell him ask
obombo why gas and energy and food cost are so high? i can't afford to eat anything
but bologna until his socialist dictator liberal butt is kicked out of the white house and
a real president starts letting americans decide what kind of energy they buy instead
of fairyland green energy that doesn't work and too expensive! and i can affor tuna fish
and maybe steak once in a while. big rich liberals are nothing buy hypocrites with no guilt.
GVE, you need to clean your fish bowl, hard to see out when its cloudy huh. Maybe you could do a little research on what determines oil and gas prices. There seems to be no end to what will raise the cost of gas or oil. High demand, Low demand, refinery maint., war, speculators, Iran, Iraq and the best one just because they can. The pipe line has little or nothing to do with this, prices have been rising since the first of the year for no reason "given". But hey this was handy and easy for you right, did not have to look past the end of your nose for this one. For you its too many sour grapes in your whine.
Today's secret word is "SPECULATION". Now, remember, when anyone says the secret word, SCREAM REAL LOUD!!!
Ooooo..you said speculation..! ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGG! heads are exploding as we speak!
It is a win/win/win situation---a chance to do what the states involved want (thus respecting the rights of states), a chance to do what is right for the environment AND it is angering Republicans in Congress. Doesn't get much better than that.
There they go again! Trying to saddle president Obama with killing jobs, when it's the 112th Congress who has shut down jobs production in America. The extremist, confrontational attitude of this current 112th Congress has forced the president to use their tactics against them. Any pollution of any kind will result in future generational issues still unforseen. Big Oil has an unproven track record on safety issues as well. This current Congress uses the mentality of "Drill, Baby, Drill" for financial gain without regard for our children. Watch the extremist hold the payroll tax and unemployment benefits hostage again. If you are sick and tired of the constant confrontational attitude of this current Congress, get started. Be sure and register if not registered, get involved local as that's where the most control is exerted and vote in November to clean house of the fringe tangent shutting down progress.
Another great move President Obama! I like the way you think!!
Obama 2012
President Obama stepped in and accelerated the process for the taxpayers 500 million loan for the failure known as Solyndra. Down the toilet ...
Yet he blocks the tens of thousands of private sector jobs for this needed Keystone pipeline Which will help break our dependency on Middle east oil.
Un freaking believable.
President Obama stepped in and accelerated the process for the taxpayers 500 million loan for the failure known as Solyndra. Down the toilet ...
Yet he blocks the tens of thousands of private sector jobs for this needed Keystone pipeline Which will help break our dependency on Middle east oil.
Un freaking believable.
Bob as usual great comment! nobody's reporting another green company that got tax payer
money laid off workers and is eventually going under!!! psmnbc bias media! love your photo!
Tens of thousands of jobs, not so much....MAYBE thousands of short-term jobs.
Break our dependency on foreign oil, not true either.....not enough oil and not price-competitive. And the refineries are mostly foreign-owned.
0 for two on that one!
Great decision: Now we can send more money to the middle east for oil imports AND forgo the jobs the pipeline would create! Obama is not dumb, he just thinks very, very differently than the average American. Can't wait until the election!
he would since he's anti-american! but there are still complete liberal idiots who will vote for him!
NOBOMBO 2012!!! NOPELOSI 2012! NODEMOS 2012!!!!