Mark Green (Cross Posted From Energy Tomorrow) As the Keystone XL pipeline debate in Congress continues, working Americans are pushing back against those – including President Obama – who dismiss as “temporary” the jobs the project would support. North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) published an open letter to members of Congress (left) that asks […]
The Facts About the Keystone XL
January 9, 2015 Blog, Issue Alerts
Mark Green (Cross Posted From Energy Tomorrow) With legislation to advance the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline moving ahead in the Senate, potentially attracting a misguided veto from President Obama, some important numbers: 76 – The number of months Keystone XL has been blocked by the Obama administration. Historically, approvals for cross-border pipeline projects take 18 […]
The Threatened Keystone XL Veto
January 8, 2015 Blog, Issue Alerts
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 […]
Mr. President: What’s “Embarrassing” is a Six Year Delay on Keystone XL
December 5, 2014 Blog, Issue Alerts
It was widely reported this week that President Obama is “embarrassed” that the United States is “falling behind” countries like China when it comes to building the infrastructure needed to sustain a growing economy. As he said about a convention center that was built in China: “They had built it in a year.” Meanwhile, it […]
Why Doesn’t President Obama Listen to His Own State Department on Keystone XL?
November 20, 2014 Blog, Issue Alerts
Has President Obama ever read the State Department’s Final Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL? If he had, he would know that many of the concerns he has raised about the project have already been answered by his own administration. After six years of study and five environmental impact evaluations, the State Department concluded that […]
Momentum for Keystone XL Surges Ahead of Senate Vote
November 18, 2014 Blog, Issue Alerts
As the Senate gets ready to vote this evening on a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, support only continues to build. The latest poll from USA Today shows that “By 60%-25%, those surveyed say Congress and Obama should approve construction of the Keystone pipeline.” Of course, that’s not surprising considering that poll after […]
