The report begins: "Under fire from Republicans over high gas prices, President Barack Obama on Monday cheered news that the Canadian company hoping to build the Keystone XL Pipeline to carry oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico would press ahead with a US-only segment of that controversial project."
Demonstrations against the Keystone XL Pipeline before President Obama's appearance in San Francisco, 10/25/11. (photo: Paul Sakuma/AP)
Obama Welcomes Southern Keystone Pipeline
27 February 12
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nder fire from Republicans over high gas prices, President Barack Obama on Monday cheered news that the Canadian company hoping to build the Keystone XL Pipeline to carry oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico would press ahead with a US-only segment of that controversial project.
"The president welcomes today's news," spokesman Jay Carney said. "We support the company's interest in proceeding with this project."
The southern segment would connect a storage hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, to refineries in Texas. Carney also signaled that Obama, who last month rejected a key permit for the entire Canada-to-U.S. pipeline, would approach a new application for the rest of the project with an open mind. Because the project spanned the two countries, it required approval of the State Department.
"TransCanada gave the State Department advance notice of its intention to submit a new application for the cross-border segment of the Keystone XL Pipeline, from Canada to Steele City, Nebraska, once a route through Nebraska has been identified," Carney said.
"House Republicans forced a rejection of the company's earlier application in January by not allowing sufficient time for important review or even the identification of a complete pipeline route," he added. "But as we made clear, the President's decision in January in no way prejudged future applications. We will ensure any project receives the important assessment it deserves, and will base a decision to provide a permit on the completion of that review."
House Republicans had forced the issue by giving Obama a 60-day deadline to approve the Keystone permit as part of a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut. The State Department, which has jurisdiction over whether to approve the pipeline, had stalled the project earlier amid environmental concerns.
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It gets a little frustrating telling folks that we are in the majority when it's not so evident in social media, or to our elected officials. I spoke with my state senator who believes in greater regulations - she was practically begging me to get others to make calls to their reps.
So, to the majority: please make the effort to be as loud and louder than the few who are tools of the NRA. One if them told me recently that "30,000 deaths a year really isn't a lot." I told him his desensitization to violence is pathological & he should seek professional help... If you don't speak up NOW, and until we win on this, you let others like the guy above speak for you.
In the novel 1984, one of the slogans of Engcoc is "Ignorance is Strength." Nothing could be more true about the US. The first technique of thought control is the destruction of history and science. THat's the mission of the corporate parties (both reps and dems) in the US.
This article ends at the right place. People must educate themselves. Use their common sense. Do their own research. They cannot generally rely on the knowledge industries (often in universities) that are supported by government and corporate funding. They won't fund research that might produce knowledge that runs against their "strength."
I make it a habit to check the funders of any "research" I read. Often it is quite revealing. There are many huge foundations that support the production of false knowledge. After a while, you can spot them pretty easily.
30K deaths? 2/3's were suicide. 11K murders? 8K were gang bangers defending their turf. That leaves about 2+K. Still too many but what is the gov doing about it? Attacking gangs?
Background checks have prevented criminals from getting guns? Puhleeze. 2+ million denials? How many were prosecuted for these felonies? about 60. How many convicted? less than 20. Our VP said we do not have the resources to prosecute all these 'paperwork' felonies. So, the answer is to create more felons we cannot prosecute?
This article is so slanted, it is ludicrous.
I'm curious if RSN will allow my comments to show? Are they interested in a dialog or just in lectures?
"Are they interested in a dialog or just in lectures?"
Are YOU interested in a dialogue or just harangues?