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Nebraska nod puts Keystone pipeline decision squarely on Obama

The Globe and Mail -- TransCanada Corp.’s controversial Keystone XL pipeline project has cleared a key hurdle in Nebraska, leaving U.S. President Barack Obama to decide whether the promised benefits of energy security and construction jobs will trump concerns over climate change.

Environmentalists took that as a signal that the Keystone XL pipeline is in trouble, but proponents note the State Department concluded in an earlier environmental assessment that the pipeline itself would not contribute to higher greenhouse-gas emissions because production would occur in the oil sands with or without it. And supporters suggest Mr. Obama is unlikely to turn down a secure source of oil when events in the Middle East continue to boil.

The Harper government is lobbying heavily to get the project approved to connect

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Submitted Jan 23, 2013 By: Nicoalbum

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,623 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 26, 2013 3:55:44 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse time will tell what this will lead to ultimately.
NemoIL Champion Author Illinois Posts:3,025 Points:1,313,220 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:31:07 PM Ignore NemoIL Report Abuse It has always been on his shoulders. The pipeline will not be approved until obama is out of office.
10k Champion Author North Carolina Posts:21,249 Points:2,254,020 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:27:29 PM Ignore 10k Report Abuse well, this kills it..between the terrorist prez of y'alls, and the enviro-nazis, it's dead.. btw-i haven't heard of the enviro-nazis marching on louisville, kn-apparently they are unaware that the "louisville slugger" baseball bat company uses 40,000 trees PER season to make enough bats for a single baseball season..
crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:1,985 Points:2,526,335 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:26:18 PM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse old news
boatfloyd Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,718 Points:387,975 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:17:55 PM Ignore boatfloyd Report Abuse More Pipe Please
gocatgo Champion Author South Carolina Posts:15,647 Points:2,529,580 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:15:42 PM Ignore gocatgo Report Abuse Obama needs to make a quick decision China is waiting for their oil.
Dragnet Champion Author Arizona Posts:15,406 Points:2,908,760 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:11:35 PM Ignore Dragnet Report Abuse We know how bad the Bummer leadership really is. In fact, he doesn't know the first thing about leadership and how to help this country.
nomad228 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,117 Points:575,140 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:10:59 PM Ignore nomad228 Report Abuse again?
judgemobile Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,570 Points:2,445,135 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:09:55 PM Ignore judgemobile Report Abuse Bummer loves to mess with RED states--he has been told by his advisors to CRUSH AND DESTROY the Republican Party.
JasTheAce All-Star Author Raleigh Posts:970 Points:172,335 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:09:12 PM Ignore JasTheAce Report Abuse just build the bloody thing
stratlinetime Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:2,281 Points:563,835 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:07:38 PM Ignore stratlinetime Report Abuse He will approve it
PrinceLH Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,692 Points:538,045 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:07:23 PM Ignore PrinceLH Report Abuse Forward hooo!!!!
sjhman Veteran Author Atlanta Posts:410 Points:276,620 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:06:40 PM Ignore sjhman Report Abuse Lets rock and roll
Blue_Cruzer Champion Author Lexington Posts:7,520 Points:1,669,585 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:06:38 PM Ignore Blue_Cruzer Report Abuse Obama will delay this.
TheeRedRam Champion Author Hartford Posts:3,163 Points:672,635 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:06:36 PM Ignore TheeRedRam Report Abuse Not sure about this
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,537 Points:1,858,370 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:05:37 PM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse Okay
N5EXY Champion Author Austin Posts:5,492 Points:1,510,230 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:03:43 PM Ignore N5EXY Report Abuse And - what do we expect of Bozama?
cheaper0ON All-Star Author Ontario Posts:983 Points:398,055 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:03:39 PM Ignore cheaper0ON Report Abuse We'll see.
Glock26 Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,524 Points:632,385 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:03:35 PM Ignore Glock26 Report Abuse O.K.
Rageagainsttm Champion Author Tampa Posts:8,303 Points:1,902,980 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:03:30 PM Ignore Rageagainsttm Report Abuse That's not good.
hubhunts Veteran Author Alabama Posts:371 Points:79,770 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:03:29 PM Ignore hubhunts Report Abuse Obama will not let it happen cause of his payments from Muslim countrys!
jetskijerry Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,896 Points:772,270 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:03:14 PM Ignore jetskijerry Report Abuse could be...
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,468 Points:662,950 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 10:03:05 PM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse Obama will not give his approval to this pipeline.
mcmonsta Champion Author Honolulu Posts:3,227 Points:818,545 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:58:36 PM Ignore mcmonsta Report Abuse money for projects....what do you think?
nomad228 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,117 Points:575,140 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:54:18 PM Ignore nomad228 Report Abuse no wonder "trump" is always talking about him.
Brucevanf Champion Author New Brunswick Posts:1,356 Points:244,285 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:53:18 PM Ignore Brucevanf Report Abuse We need to move forward or suffer the consequences.
TheeRedRam Champion Author Hartford Posts:3,163 Points:672,635 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:47:45 PM Ignore TheeRedRam Report Abuse More Krazy crap
idigau22 Champion Author Washington Posts:23,411 Points:3,201,985 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:44:30 PM Ignore idigau22 Report Abuse Remember, Obama HATES anything that deals with Fossil Energy! You should have learned that by now!!
snagged Veteran Author Akron Posts:396 Points:111,430 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:44:15 PM Ignore snagged Report Abuse Do it.
carinthuist Champion Author San Francisco Posts:2,243 Points:329,260 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:40:53 PM Ignore carinthuist Report Abuse hope obama says yes
nwsynthetics Champion Author Oregon Posts:1,014 Points:345,675 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:34:08 PM Ignore nwsynthetics Report Abuse I hope he gives the go
rjoeh Champion Author Michigan Posts:7,081 Points:2,470,065 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:31:52 PM Ignore rjoeh Report Abuse Concidering the climate issue is really a hoax... now will be the opportunity to see if Obama is really a leader for the people or a road block to getting America back on the way to its former status (lost over the last 4 years).
BREW9 All-Star Author Tampa Posts:881 Points:2,911,980 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:28:50 PM Ignore BREW9 Report Abuse build it
OGW Champion Author London Posts:5,324 Points:1,531,150 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:27:21 PM Ignore OGW Report Abuse This will get passed as they don't want Canada sending their oil directly to China and the government knows that Canada will sell it if the US turns it down.
WIPACKERFAN Champion Author Chicago Posts:8,804 Points:1,843,450 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:24:57 PM Ignore WIPACKERFAN Report Abuse What are you waiting for Mr President? Just do it!
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FlogNut Champion Author Chicago Posts:104,335 Points:1,988,425 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:22:44 PM Ignore FlogNut Report Abuse This will create jobs. Of course our President somehow failed to mention jobs in his recent Inaugural Address. His Jobs Council hasn't met in over a year. IHMO his plan to reduce unemployment is to get more and more people to give up looking for jobs and thus be dropped by the government bean counters from the unemployment stats.
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,066 Points:1,731,235 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:20:48 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse so we are hosed
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s6sputnik Champion Author Austin Posts:6,222 Points:1,308,130 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:06:52 PM Ignore s6sputnik Report Abuse Maybe there are good reasons to be cautious!
toadNY Champion Author Albany Posts:7,042 Points:1,513,150 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:06:50 PM Ignore toadNY Report Abuse If it to help US it won't happen!
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Lukus Champion Author Halifax Posts:8,283 Points:1,674,530 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:05:10 PM Ignore Lukus Report Abuse Now it is Obama's court and he had better get workers doing their jobs.
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Karisholman Veteran Author Nevada Posts:281 Points:169,660 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 9:04:54 PM Ignore Karisholman Report Abuse This pipeline will help our economy and there are safety features in place.
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