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Keystone XL Pipeline: Republican Bill Could Kill Project, Says Obama Administration

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First Posted: 12/12/11 06:34 PM ET Updated: 12/15/11 11:36 AM ET

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WASHINGTON - The Obama administration says a Republican bill to fast-track approval of a Canadian oil pipeline could lead to the project's demise.

In a statement today, the State Department warned that congressional interference with TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline could backfire.

The State Department has authority over the project because it crosses an international border.

The statement said that if Congress imposes an arbitrary deadline for a permit decision, it could prevent the administration from meeting environmental laws that govern the approval process.

In that case, officials say the department would be unable to make a determination to issue a permit.

Republican lawmakers back a bill to require approval of the pipeline within 60 days. They say the Canada-to-Texas pipeline will help create jobs without taxpayer money.

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MyTake
Release the Hydrogen Economy now!
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11:30 PM on 12/12/2011
Who wrote this "Krock of Krap".

Yet another Canadian Press article that AOL HuffPo NEGLECTED to name the authors.

There must be a lone reporter down in Washington "clipping and copying" U.S. press releases and packaging it under the Canadian Press label.

This is just U.S. ELECTIONEERING and it is pitiful that it takes over 1 damn year to make the rest of the world suffer in watching the U.S. take this long to pick a president that is under the complete control of The Pratt House (NY) no matter who is selected.

The pipeline will be approved by the next President about 1 minute after his swearing in ceremony on January 20th, 2013, even while The Hydrogen Economy is breaking out in the rest of the World!
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TedCalg
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10:19 PM on 12/12/2011
Well, GrammaTina and the rest of you "merican" bleeding hearts - have you ever thought of the alternative of petroleum supplies to your country. If you wish, you can deal with the Arabs of the Muslim countries and other people who DO NOT respect human rights or the advancement of women and female children with educational pgrams, etc. Are they not the ones fostering discontent and terror throught the Christian world, and are you guys happy with what happened in 9/11 and that they are probably financed I might add by your purchases of there commodities like petroleum products, etc. Keep it up America listening to people like Robert Redford, etc., who have no idea what the OIL sands are all about and have never visited the sites to see for them selves. Maybe it's time you American people should really take an effort to find out who are really your friends! and make an effort to think before you condemn something that one of your "green peace" or "envirionment groups" ( who are probably funded by Arab etc., companies) or your "all knowlegable" movie stars. I really like the USA, but, yourv attitude confuses the hell out of me and other Canadians.
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pinkibus
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01:48 AM on 12/13/2011
Doesn't confuse me Ted but you do.
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08:27 AM on 12/13/2011
We already get the majority of our Oil from Canada and domestic production. Actually the US was a net EXPORTER of Oil this year for the first time in 62 years. Yet have you seen a dramastic drop in the price at the pumps? No of course not. Our Oil Companies Like Shell are NOT American companies. Please do YOUR homework. As for the Keystone Pipeline, do you have any idea what the ecological damage a spill would do to a aquifer that supplies water to vast regions would be? Moving quickly on something like this is never wise. We need to take the time to ensure the pipeline runs though those areas that will be least impacted by a spill. As will all man made construction, its not a matter of if it will fail, its a matter of when. Oh, and please do look at the environmental damage already done to Alberta in the Tar Sands.
http://mutil8or.blogspot.com/2011/07/great-bear-rainforest-threatened-by-tar.html
http://www.desmogblog.com/canada-hides-20-percent-tar-sands-annual-pollution-increase-un
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08:40 PM on 12/12/2011
I hope they kill it. This tarsands is nasty, toxic crappola. If you have even the slightest bit of intellectual curiosity, reasearch this stuff, and research the reason why First Nations doesn't support the pipeline or refining that garbage in their own country.

This is NOT OIL. This is garbage that must be mixed with chemicals in order for it to OOZE through a pipeline. It will never "flow." This whole thing is as bad an idea as drilling in the arctic (where they have NO PLAN that could clean up an oil spill while the winter freeze is on. How stupid both ideas are! They are not "potential disasters" - the WILL be disasters.
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11:18 PM on 12/12/2011
Oil sands oil is cleaner than the oil the US imports from Nigeria, and it has a smaller carbon footprint than the oil from California.
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random91
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12:41 AM on 12/13/2011
Really? the largest industrial project in human history has a smaller carbon footprint than oil production in California? For every barrel of oil extracted an equivalent amount of natural gas has to be used up. not to mention the amount of fresh water. Hang whatever air freshener you want on this, it's still a ridiculous proposition.
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01:17 AM on 12/13/2011
Bologna.
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08:11 PM on 12/12/2011
As Nickelback would say and the people must rally together:

"The right thing to guide us
Is right here inside us
No one can divide us
When the Light is leading on
But just like a heartbeat
The drumbeat carries on…"
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08:01 PM on 12/12/2011
This is going to get the rightwingNuts all in a tizzy.
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08:01 PM on 12/12/2011
The statement said that if Congress imposes an arbitrary deadline for a permit decision, it could prevent the administration from meeting environmental laws that govern the approval.

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Environmental laws interfering? Then Congress will just remove the environmental laws! Presidential veto? Well then we will remove.........
Never mind.
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yer
Stop the Alberta Taliban
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10:07 PM on 12/12/2011
maybe in Canada with complete Harper control, but no American would ever close the Congress
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yer
Stop the Alberta Taliban
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07:30 PM on 12/12/2011
sweet, so they'll in effect force it's cancellation. Should be rephrased: " Thanks Republican­s"
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yer
Stop the Alberta Taliban
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07:30 PM on 12/12/2011
should be rephrased: " Thanks Republicans"
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