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2011-12-09 Economy

Obama defends delay in approving U.S.-Canada pipeline

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Posted by Fred 2011-12-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Republicans are the stupid party. The democrats are the EVIL party. Evil trumps stupid all the time. Alert the STUPID GOP.

What the HELL?????????????????

Posted by newc 2011-12-09 00:10|| 2011-12-09 00:10|| Front Page Top

#2 The 7-billion-U.S.-dollar pipeline proposed by TransCanada, an energy giant based Canada, would run 1,700 miles (2,720 km) to connect Canada's oil sands to refineries around Houston and the Gulf of Mexico.

Seems $7B would build quite a refinery in Canada.

Posted by Skidmark 2011-12-09 02:54|| 2011-12-09 02:54|| Front Page Top

#3 then you would need multiple pipelines and a distribution network for the refined product to get it from that refinery to market Skid.

Posted by abu do you love 2011-12-09 04:32|| 2011-12-09 04:32|| Front Page Top

#4 They can send it all south on trucks to rail terminals, it'll just cost more money.

Of course, part of the cost is trains and trucks colliding with home-folks midget electric cars. And the diesel exhaust. A few spills, maybe a big fire or two...

Posted by Bobby 2011-12-09 08:26|| 2011-12-09 08:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Prudent while unemployment is low, the economy is growing nicely and the dollar is stable.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-12-09 12:02|| 2011-12-09 12:02|| Front Page Top

#6 When the Big Inch and Little Inch pipelines were built as an emergency war measure early in WWII, the only 'expressed concerns' were that the pipelines weren't built fast enough. Many ships and merchant mariners got destroyed by U-boats because there was no pipeline alternative. GIs are still getting killed in Asia because the US still depends on the jihadi oil system. Somehow this is too difficult for Americans to understand.
As far as environmental concerns go, 'gooney birds' were being protected on Midway Island even as battles were fought in the area.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-12-09 13:37|| 2011-12-09 13:37|| Front Page Top

#7 Thought this project had good bipartisan support. Obummer once again kicks the can down the road until after the 2012 election. He is giving up shovel ready jobs for environmental votes? Sounds like a losing approach for BHO. This is going to backfire on him. Not too bright. No president has been re-elected post WWII with the job approval ratings he now has.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-12-09 18:16|| 2011-12-09 18:16|| Front Page Top

#8 No president has been legitimately re-elected post WWII with the job approval ratings he now has.

FIFY. It's not the votes that count, but who counts the votes.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-12-09 22:13|| 2011-12-09 22:13|| Front Page Top

#9 The Keystone XL capacity capacity is 1.1 million barrels/day. That's 11.7% of total net oil imports for 2010 (9.44 million barrels/day). It is also the amount of oil imported in 2010 from Saudi Arabia (1.1 million) and greater than from Nigeria (1.0 million) or Venezuela (.97 million). Not like it's important when we spend $200 billion/year and a 500 American lives/year defending Middle Eastern oil imports.

Posted by Slatle Bumble5851 2011-12-09 22:52|| 2011-12-09 22:52|| Front Page Top

#10 The House will pass it with teh XL Pipeline in it. Harry or Zero will have to explain why they want to kill jobs and oil independence. Good luck. I see Senate Dems in unsafe seats voting for it

Posted by Frank G 2011-12-09 23:18|| 2011-12-09 23:18|| Front Page Top

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