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Triana

(22,666 posts) Sat Feb 8, 2014, 05:38 PM Feb 2014

Oil Industry told Obama: "You do what we say on Keystone or there’ll be political trouble’” [View all]

Bill Moyers asked environmental activist Bill McKibben why the State Department concluded in a long-anticipated report delivered last week that the proposed 1,179-mile Keystone XL pipeline would basically have no impact on climate change. Like so many issues in politics today, McKibben says the answer basically comes down to money and power. “The American Petroleum Institute told the president two years ago, ‘you do what we say on Keystone or there’ll be political trouble,’” McKibben tells Moyers. “We’ll find out how scared he was.”

http://billmoyers.com/2014/02/07/bill-mckibben-on-why-the-white-house-wants-to-approve-keystone/

VIDEO: http://vimeo.com/86050741

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Oil Industry told Obama: "You do what we say on Keystone or there’ll be political trouble’” [View all] Triana Feb 2014 OP

I can believe that. nt NYC_SKP Feb 2014 #1

I trust Bill Moyers more than any other American today. grasswire Feb 2014 #2

What political trouble? bermudat Feb 2014 #3

That was my reaction: too late frazzled Feb 2014 #4

Two years ago. Remember Clinton. Political trouble can mean many things. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #7

Hey Sabrina, remember Reich's words about Clinton and business? madfloridian Feb 2014 #16

He is probably referring to this: Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #8

So, basically a hyperbolic statement to Moyers. Coyotl Feb 2014 #26

Agreed. He was threatened early on and their revenge was the creation of the TeaParty. They have freshwest Feb 2014 #24

"There will be political trouble" is not specific to Obama. Luminous Animal Feb 2014 #5

Dems are facing tough reelections fights in oil states. iandhr Feb 2014 #6

Doesn't matter how they stand, they'll still spend tons of B Calm Feb 2014 #21

maybe those of us who can need to start taking the bus or car pooling underthematrix Feb 2014 #28

I think it came in 2010 midterms with the introduction of the Baggers. Whisp Feb 2014 #15

So the oil companies pulled a "Christie" SalviaBlue Feb 2014 #9

balderdash maindawg Feb 2014 #10

Recommend jsr Feb 2014 #11

Who? When? Where? Witnesses? Coyotl Feb 2014 #12

See reply #8 Triana Feb 2014 #19

Corruption in America is so prevalent that one can blackmail the elected President, how precious? Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #13

The people impacted need to rise up and fight this and rise up against the oil companies. kelliekat44 Feb 2014 #14

I call Bullshit. Cha Feb 2014 #17

I can't help but wonder debunkthis Feb 2014 #18

It wouldn't surprise me if the oil companies all decided to sue the government davidpdx Feb 2014 #20

You will do it or else! L0oniX Feb 2014 #22

Actually the threats started in 2009. Keystone was planned during the Bush era. Chasles Koch freshwest Feb 2014 #23

^^THIS^^ 2naSalit Feb 2014 #27

"There Will Be Blood" adirondacker Feb 2014 #25