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10. I have heard that it is already cheaper to deliver the oil by rail anyway

Reply to cali (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 18, 2014, 06:27 PM

Jul 2014

If so, then I would expect industry to let the project die a quiet death.

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He's the oil and gas President, not the environmental president. [View all] cali Jul 2014 OP

DURec leftstreet Jul 2014 #1

Impostors billhicks76 Jul 2014 #20

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. Scuba Jul 2014 #34

+... 840high Jul 2014 #35

Agreed. Change has come Jul 2014 #40

The term "Trojan horse" comes to mind n/t MissDeeds Jul 2014 #59

Hey That's Not Allowed Here billhicks76 Jul 2014 #83

+1 L0oniX Jul 2014 #81

I hope what he's done so far doesn't mean he's going to OK the Keystone XL pipeline. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #2

My guess is he'll not OK it. It's so high profile. In my book, it's too high profile cali Jul 2014 #4

I have heard that it is already cheaper to deliver the oil by rail anyway n2doc Jul 2014 #10

yep. cali Jul 2014 #11

There's always a Plan B or C or . . . rickyhall Jul 2014 #13

Rail is too dangerous. US companies won't use proper tanker cars to transport and they explode. cui bono Jul 2014 #56

unfortunately...... daleanime Jul 2014 #78

The interesting this is that Canada is going to have much higher standards than us so the tanker cui bono Jul 2014 #86

Well I will go out on a limb and predict that he will. zeemike Jul 2014 #18

+1 NealK Jul 2014 #41

Yes, many of the controversial issues have been 'taken off the table' like Chained CPI eg, until sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #82

That is unfortunately true. zeemike Jul 2014 #84

The XL pipeline isn't about stopping tar sands oil. obxhead Jul 2014 #22

I've never understood the case for the Keystone XL pipeline IronLionZion Jul 2014 #67

Yay, so the whole SE coast is going to look like the Gulf? NightWatcher Jul 2014 #3

See my pot #4 cali Jul 2014 #5

That's all he's been. Phlem Jul 2014 #6

silver tonged devil nickknack Jul 2014 #7

Silver tongs leftstreet Jul 2014 #8

His behavior is outrageous. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2014 #9

all for 236 days worth of oil and 18+ months of natural gas magical thyme Jul 2014 #12

LOL, his heart belongs to America's energy independent future. joshcryer Jul 2014 #14

What's next? Strip mining "clean" coal? Fearless Jul 2014 #53

Yup. joshcryer Jul 2014 #54

I am livid!! Why is he doing this???????????? jillan Jul 2014 #15

Ban This! imthevicar Jul 2014 #16

that's been apparent for some time now stupidicus Jul 2014 #17

And I've seen no evidence that H. Clinton won't continue this environmental destruction. nm rhett o rick Jul 2014 #19

A continuation of every wrong policy for the last 3 decades. obxhead Jul 2014 #24

Agreed And Well Said..... supercats Jul 2014 #69

Come on, cali! Give him a chance!! He's only been POTUS for 66 months! RufusTFirefly Jul 2014 #21

Agreed. 7th dimensional chess experts plan at least 67 months in advance.... Tommymac Jul 2014 #48

It takes a long time to turn a big ship around!!! QC Jul 2014 #58

Anyone who is surprised, stopped paying attention long ago. flvegan Jul 2014 #23

+ a zillion truebluegreen Jul 2014 #25

Obama has made several disappointing decisions regarding the environment. nt ladjf Jul 2014 #26

If I understand correctly, we are now much less dependent on foreign oil, which means... Hekate Jul 2014 #27

He had a congress to work with in 2009-2010 Doctor_J Jul 2014 #29

Ah the old canard raises its head again. Hekate Jul 2014 #30

So when you say, "Congress that will work with him", what do you mean? 65 (D) senators? Doctor_J Jul 2014 #71

"If I understand correctly, we are now much less dependent on foreign oil" Phlem Jul 2014 #31

OPEP sets the price of crude, and profiteering speculators speculate on it to cash in on it Amonester Jul 2014 #36

What? Township75 Jul 2014 #33

Lol TransitJohn Jul 2014 #42

foreign oil and domestic oil make the same damage to the environment. progressoid Jul 2014 #50

I have a gently used bridge for sale. obxhead Jul 2014 #64

So nobody can even look at alternative without Congress approving it? Savannahmann Jul 2014 #75

And the Race To The Bottom president, instead of the education president Doctor_J Jul 2014 #28

+1 Tommymac Jul 2014 #49

well at least he tried PatrynXX Jul 2014 #32

He tried? Savannahmann Jul 2014 #39

Tried what? n/t cui bono Jul 2014 #57

Look to the Gulf of Mexico disaster and remember how BHO kowtowed to Big Oil. SSDD blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #37

BEYOND APPALLING Samantha Jul 2014 #38

K&R NealK Jul 2014 #43

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Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Jul 2014 #45

ugh...why oh why? spanone Jul 2014 #46

Damn I miss ProSense krawhitham Jul 2014 #47

MIA? Or simply had advance warning to get out of Dodge. Divernan Jul 2014 #51

Me too! michello Jul 2014 #77

Oceana Says 730,000 jobs in blast zone at risk. Divernan Jul 2014 #52

''WE'' must change it. DeSwiss Jul 2014 #55

I used to think he caved too easily MissDeeds Jul 2014 #60

US is now the biggest oil producer womanofthehills Jul 2014 #61

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #62

thank you, E. cali Jul 2014 #63

Well, he's got to make a living after he is out of office... kentuck Jul 2014 #65

AN oil and gas president. n/t Orsino Jul 2014 #66

We had high hopes for the guy - we believed in him d_b Jul 2014 #68

Somebody remind me: bvar22 Jul 2014 #70

Obama was the Trojan horse candidate... polichick Jul 2014 #74

Obama's part in the BP crisis showed who he is... polichick Jul 2014 #72

I viewed this post expecting, well, exactly what I got; greiner3 Jul 2014 #73

Yes - best to ignore the truth if it's ugly. polichick Jul 2014 #76

The "Change" that we should never believed in--little more than a shill for oil & bankers emsimon33 Jul 2014 #79

Hopey changey frackalicious L0oniX Jul 2014 #80

I'll do you one more! He agreed to a fraudulent 20 billion BP Gulf oil spill deal except Dustlawyer Jul 2014 #85