Jus read in the Guardian

[sadoldgirl]

that the US refused the Canadian oil company's request
to postpone the decision of the pipeline.

Sorry, I don't know how to bring it here, but it is very
interesting, imo.

[KamaAina]

1. Here you go.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/04/us-denies-transcanada-request-delay-keystone-pipeline

The United States has formally denied a TransCanada Corp request to pause the US review of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, a State Department spokesman said on Wednesday.

John Kirby told a briefing there was no legal requirement to pause the Keystone review based on the developer’s request. Secretary of state John Kerry has not given a timeline for making a recommendation.

“The secretary believes that, out of respect for that process and all the input that has gone into it, that it is the most appropriate thing to keep that process in place, to continue the review,” Kirby added.

TransCanada’s request for a delay was seen by many as an attempt to avert a rejection from an increasingly environmentally focused Barack Obama and postpone the decision until after the November 2016 presidential election.

[sadoldgirl]

2. Thank you so much.

I hope, just hope, that this means that
the Potus will deny the line.

[gratuitous]

3. Sounds like TransCanada was doing a little forum shopping

Their request for a postponement tells me they aren't optimistic about their chances under an Obama administration, and they'd like to roll the dice that his successor will be more amenable to a continent-spanning death funnel.

These greedheads never give up, but it would be nice if they got knocked on their backsides on this try.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

4. think Obama wants to veto it to show that Dems are good on the environment.

Kinda showboaty but I guess that's politics.

[hifiguy]

5. His successor, unless it is Bernie

will promptly rescind any such veto. Of that much I am dead certain.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

6. Why would he do that?

I'm saying that Obama would veto the construction. Why would Bernie recind that?

[OffWithTheirHeads]

7. Nevermind, I get it.