Gray: it is Boehner sitting on quite a bit of legislation they don’t want the House to act on until after the election. There’s a ton of money going his way, like well that $80K a year he spends on playing golf, that well, certainly doesn’t influence his “actions”.
Bruce: Tar sands, despite the TV commercials is very dirty fuel. Sending slurry all the way to the Gulf for processing and refining isn’t in any way practical, AND the pipeline company intends to use eminent domain to take PRIVAT LAND for the pipeline, which has a few TEA party folks in Texas pretty bent, not just “environmentalists”- who object to the company hiring their own subsidiary to do the EIS- which is very, very, flawed, to say the least.
Congress is at its lowest approval rating, EVER, far lower than the President’s, precisely because Boehner, McConnell and friends have not only ignored the needs of the nation, but acted consistently to OPPOSE doing anything to meet the needs of the nation. Prime among those causing this low rating in the House, are the new “TEA party” types doing exactly what they were elected to do, by an ignorant public, who wised up some when they saw how bad these folks are!!
The decline or deferment of the XL Keystone is obviously a political decision. The stated major concern of the environmental lobbyists is contamination of the Ogallala aquifer, located mainly in Nebraska and southward. But 25,000 miles of pipeline now exists within the Ogallala, transporting 730 billion barrels of oil annually. And much of those lines were built in an earlier time with less safe technology than exists today..My guess – the XL Keystone will be approved post election, but bypassing the Ogallala at an additional cost of billions. Furthermore, the Northern Gateway pipeline will be built to supply markets in Asia. There is too much at stake not to have an alternative reliable market. Appears certain groups in the US would rather have offshore “hostile oil” than what the environmentalists call “dirty oil” from the oil sands. The Asian countries don’t seem to have those concerns.
canbag: as I"m sure you’re probably aware, the Ogallala is already so contaminated by agricultural chemicals, like petroleum based fertilizers, it’s in serious danger, or IS a serious danger to anyone using it for potable water. Add in that depletion is a serious factor as well, given “climate change” that of course doesn’t exist, and the XL is well, not that big a deal from THAT standpoint. Spill cleanup isn’t as big a problem in reality, as the “waste” from refining, and the use of the product. Well, in China.
Dtroutma over 12 years ago
There’s also a junction leading to Boehner’s office.
halfabug over 12 years ago
Gee, i hope he doesn’t piss the unions off.
Dtroutma over 12 years ago
Gray: it is Boehner sitting on quite a bit of legislation they don’t want the House to act on until after the election. There’s a ton of money going his way, like well that $80K a year he spends on playing golf, that well, certainly doesn’t influence his “actions”.
Bruce: Tar sands, despite the TV commercials is very dirty fuel. Sending slurry all the way to the Gulf for processing and refining isn’t in any way practical, AND the pipeline company intends to use eminent domain to take PRIVAT LAND for the pipeline, which has a few TEA party folks in Texas pretty bent, not just “environmentalists”- who object to the company hiring their own subsidiary to do the EIS- which is very, very, flawed, to say the least.
Congress is at its lowest approval rating, EVER, far lower than the President’s, precisely because Boehner, McConnell and friends have not only ignored the needs of the nation, but acted consistently to OPPOSE doing anything to meet the needs of the nation. Prime among those causing this low rating in the House, are the new “TEA party” types doing exactly what they were elected to do, by an ignorant public, who wised up some when they saw how bad these folks are!!
Gypsy8 over 12 years ago
The decline or deferment of the XL Keystone is obviously a political decision. The stated major concern of the environmental lobbyists is contamination of the Ogallala aquifer, located mainly in Nebraska and southward. But 25,000 miles of pipeline now exists within the Ogallala, transporting 730 billion barrels of oil annually. And much of those lines were built in an earlier time with less safe technology than exists today..My guess – the XL Keystone will be approved post election, but bypassing the Ogallala at an additional cost of billions. Furthermore, the Northern Gateway pipeline will be built to supply markets in Asia. There is too much at stake not to have an alternative reliable market. Appears certain groups in the US would rather have offshore “hostile oil” than what the environmentalists call “dirty oil” from the oil sands. The Asian countries don’t seem to have those concerns.
Dtroutma over 12 years ago
canbag: as I"m sure you’re probably aware, the Ogallala is already so contaminated by agricultural chemicals, like petroleum based fertilizers, it’s in serious danger, or IS a serious danger to anyone using it for potable water. Add in that depletion is a serious factor as well, given “climate change” that of course doesn’t exist, and the XL is well, not that big a deal from THAT standpoint. Spill cleanup isn’t as big a problem in reality, as the “waste” from refining, and the use of the product. Well, in China.