Mark Green (Cross Posted From Energy Tomorrow) The White House’s newly issued Statement of Administration Policy, announcing that President Obama would veto current, bipartisan congressional legislation to authorize construction of the Keystone XL pipeline does a couple of things. First, it announces that the new era of cooperation between the president and the new Congress […]
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Big Question from President Obama’s Press Conference: Where is He Getting His Talking Points for Keystone XL?
December 19, 2014 Blog, Issue Alerts
Today, President Obama opened his end-of-the-year press conference, proclaiming that 2014 was a “year of action” – meanwhile it’s clear that after six years and five environmental assessments, President Obama still has not even bothered to read the State Department’s report on Keystone XL. If he had, he would know that every one of his […]
Irony Alert: Anti-Fossil Fuel Activists Cheer Oil Sands Development in Latest Attack on Keystone XL
December 19, 2014 Blog, Issue Alerts
At OSFC, we have always appreciated the creative stunts Keystone XL opponents have had to muster to make their case against a single pipeline that would increase our access to a stable, affordable and secure supply of oil. This week, a coalition of anti-Keystone XL groups including Bold Nebraska, 350.org, and the Sierra Club released […]
With the Overwhelming Scientific Consensus against Them, Anti-Keystone XL Groups Launch Desperate Twitter Stunt
December 11, 2014 Blog
The anti-Keystone XL group, 350.org, launched yet another PR stunt today directed squarely at Secretary of State John Kerry as he arrived in Lima for the international climate talks. Happening now: help send tweets to @JohnKerry on Keystone XL as he arrives at #COP20 climate talks! more info here: http://t.co/W1l2qBb5tO — 350 dot org (@350) […]
Teamsters Fact Check President Obama on Keystone XL Job Claims
December 10, 2014 Blog, Issue Alerts
Just a day after President Obama appeared on the Colbert Report, claiming that the jobs created by Keystone XL “aren’t a lot,” President of Teamsters James Hoffa wrote an op ed, which explains just how many jobs there would be. As Hoffa said, “Jobs might not be in such short supply like they once were […]
Where is President Obama Getting His Talking Points for Keystone XL? Not From His Own Administration
December 9, 2014 Blog
President Obama “largely stuck to his talking points” on Keystone XL during his appearance on the Colbert Report last night. The big question we’ve been asking at OSFC for months is: where is President Obama getting these talking points? Certainly not from his own administration. President Obama clearly still hasn’t read his own State Department’s […]
