Just yesterday senior Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee wrote a letter to Obama requesting a meeting to discuss whether his emissions comments set a new bar for green-lighting the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Specifically, the lawmakers wanted to know if Obama had a deadline for making a decision on the pipeline, and how he would determine whether Keystone would “significantly exacerbate” carbon pollution.
“We are concerned that your most recent statements have signaled an arbitrary and abrupt shift in how our nation approves cross-border energy projects,” wrote Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.), subcommittee on Energy and Power Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.) and subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Chairman Lee Terry (R-Neb.).
“Your recent comments have only added to the immense amount of uncertainty that currently surrounds the Keystone XL approval process,” they added.
Hallelujah say I!! Maybe President Obama has finally realized that the Keystone XL Pipeline would be devastating, not only to the U.S. and Canada, but to the entire planet. But just in case he hasn’t figured it out yet, I suggest you send him a letter telling him not to allow TransCanada to bring their dirty, polluting tar sands oil across our fertile lands. www.StopTar.org and www.NoKeystone.org
If you want to know what effects tar sands oil has on our birds, read my article titled “What does the Keystone Pipeline have to do with Birds?”
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Thanks for the reminder on this, Larry. So many necessary letters in recent weeks, but this is critical. I wish every Republican (and other) who wants to green-light these projects would have to work an oil spill in one form or another. It’s so easy to be removed from the consequences when you’re seeing a project through dollar signs.