Pete Buttigieg had a hearing interview today and had to explain the loss of 11,000 union jobs on the mostly completed Keystone pipeline. The US Government has not put a penny into the project and it will cut the dependence of foreign crude oil. Killing it won’t reduce the gas consumed in the USA it will just shift the source to several unreliable vendors. So the Canadian crude will be exported west via the TransMountain and get exported. It will feed the US refineries in Washington State (which has some pretty high prices because of the need to import from offshore.) Killing Keystone won’t stop rail shipments, but Joe doesn’t mention that part. The pipeline is more efficient, less risky and an employer. Indigenous groups were to get a royalty, but given the track record of government in aboriginal treatment, the shortfall won’t be made up. So look forward to more substandard services.
Buy American is a great idea as long as it doesn’t involve buying aluminum, most of which comes from Canada, along with softwood lumber and energy.
Sure is a lot to do, but judging by yesterday and today, Biden is making an impressive start in cleaning up Tiny’s messes, mistakes, and just plain sh*t.
I see Arial’s point, though one of the really smart things Biden has done isn’t depicted here: He’s hired a LOT of people with experience in governing, and they’ve all already rolled up their sleeves and are pitching in.
A lot can change in just two days, The Prayer Partners, Proud Boys and Q-Anon Crazies have turned against Trump saying he betrayed them with NO PARDONS. Biden has accomplished more for America in two days than Trump did in four years of golfing and watching FOX NEWS.
People will be praising Moscow Mitch for getting enough Republicans to vote for Trump’s impeachment . . ONLY because they don’t want him to be able to run for President again as a third party candidate and take away votes from their candidate. Otherwise Moscow Mitch and his fellow G.O.P. thugs have NO INTENTIONS of working across the aisle . . . EVER.
Watch for DAILY press briefings . . .that’s something unheard of in recent Fascist years.
First, you overstated the number of jobs by 10,000. The Keystone Pipeline would employ some 1000 construction workers for a limited time followed by roughly 100 maintenance and service personnel, not worth the potential environmental risk. Second, remember that the pipeline was originally designed to pass near Bismark, but the mostly, Euro-American residents fought it on the grounds that it might endanger THEIR drinking water so they rerouted the pipeline over Native Indian lands with sensitive watershed. However, the pipeline happened to also cross ranchers’ lands who had more political pull, so they all fought the pipeline together. Three: oil sands oil extraction is environmentally destructive to begin with. Four: oil prices are at an all-time low making oil sands extraction extremely unprofitable, so this whole exercise is moot. This was an idiotic boondoggle from the start.
As a Canadian, I feel ambivalent about the Keystone pipeline. Too much dependence on oil as a revenue generator. BTW It is nice to see policy being debated instead of the madness of the last 4 years…..
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe over 3 years ago
Pete Buttigieg had a hearing interview today and had to explain the loss of 11,000 union jobs on the mostly completed Keystone pipeline. The US Government has not put a penny into the project and it will cut the dependence of foreign crude oil. Killing it won’t reduce the gas consumed in the USA it will just shift the source to several unreliable vendors. So the Canadian crude will be exported west via the TransMountain and get exported. It will feed the US refineries in Washington State (which has some pretty high prices because of the need to import from offshore.) Killing Keystone won’t stop rail shipments, but Joe doesn’t mention that part. The pipeline is more efficient, less risky and an employer. Indigenous groups were to get a royalty, but given the track record of government in aboriginal treatment, the shortfall won’t be made up. So look forward to more substandard services.
Buy American is a great idea as long as it doesn’t involve buying aluminum, most of which comes from Canada, along with softwood lumber and energy.
Jumbo over 3 years ago
Farewell, Mario the Plumber.
brwydave Premium Member over 3 years ago
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
Republican covid spreaders are responsible for 400,000 deaths in one year.
cracker65 over 3 years ago
The color is sure right.
Concretionist over 3 years ago
I see Arial’s point, though one of the really smart things Biden has done isn’t depicted here: He’s hired a LOT of people with experience in governing, and they’ve all already rolled up their sleeves and are pitching in.
RAGs over 3 years ago
I think he’s going to need a high-pressure steam nozzle for that.
Redd Panda over 3 years ago
I feel great! Biden’s been in charge for a whole day and I haven’t puked from the raw terror, even once.
‘’Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.’’
The Love of Money is . . . over 3 years ago
A lot can change in just two days, The Prayer Partners, Proud Boys and Q-Anon Crazies have turned against Trump saying he betrayed them with NO PARDONS. Biden has accomplished more for America in two days than Trump did in four years of golfing and watching FOX NEWS.
People will be praising Moscow Mitch for getting enough Republicans to vote for Trump’s impeachment . . ONLY because they don’t want him to be able to run for President again as a third party candidate and take away votes from their candidate. Otherwise Moscow Mitch and his fellow G.O.P. thugs have NO INTENTIONS of working across the aisle . . . EVER.
Watch for DAILY press briefings . . .that’s something unheard of in recent Fascist years.
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
Clean up on aisle 45.
ASaneMan over 3 years ago
First, you overstated the number of jobs by 10,000. The Keystone Pipeline would employ some 1000 construction workers for a limited time followed by roughly 100 maintenance and service personnel, not worth the potential environmental risk. Second, remember that the pipeline was originally designed to pass near Bismark, but the mostly, Euro-American residents fought it on the grounds that it might endanger THEIR drinking water so they rerouted the pipeline over Native Indian lands with sensitive watershed. However, the pipeline happened to also cross ranchers’ lands who had more political pull, so they all fought the pipeline together. Three: oil sands oil extraction is environmentally destructive to begin with. Four: oil prices are at an all-time low making oil sands extraction extremely unprofitable, so this whole exercise is moot. This was an idiotic boondoggle from the start.
bakana over 3 years ago
He also needs to do something about that Copper Mine in the Apache burial grounds that Orange Twitler’s people authorized.
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
Its minus 45 and I don’t feel cold.
wsedrel Premium Member over 3 years ago
R A finally gets it!!!
john_chubb over 3 years ago
Man, that’s a lot of blood.
Joe, you should be wearing a haz-mat suit and gloves!
jonochsendorf over 3 years ago
As a Canadian, I feel ambivalent about the Keystone pipeline. Too much dependence on oil as a revenue generator. BTW It is nice to see policy being debated instead of the madness of the last 4 years…..
judeEcooper over 3 years ago
The jobs are temporary ones. Maybe indigenous groups care more about the conservation of land and their well being than greed.
buckman-j over 3 years ago
To paraphrase Roy Scheider in Jaws “We’re gonna need a bigger mop.”
bakana over 3 years ago
He’s going to need a couple more Tanker Trucks of Club Soda to get all the Stains out.
Michael G. over 3 years ago
It’s a messy job. Where’re the Bounty and Clorox?