Obama climate change and energy policy still sucks

[limpyhobbler]

55. LOL get a clue. Stop reading "foxnews.com" and you might get a better understanding of reality

Obama rushed through approval of the southern half of the pipeline.

RIPLEY, Okla. — President Obama stood in a red-dirt field before acres of stacked pipeline pieces on Thursday to illustrate his support for expedited construction of the southern leg of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. But his public declaration for the project pleased neither the industry and its Republican allies nor environmentalists.
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“Today, we’re making this new pipeline from Cushing to the gulf a priority,” he said, while the northern portion requires additional review.

“But the fact is that my administration has approved dozens of new oil and gas pipelines over the last three years, including one from Canada,” Mr. Obama added. “And as long as I’m president, we’re going to keep on encouraging oil development and infrastructure, and we’re going to do it in a way that protects the health and safety of the American people.”...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/us/politics/in-oklahoma-obama-declares-pipeline-support.html?_r=0

Obama delayed approval of the northern section until after the election, based only on local pollution effects, not on carbon effects.

http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2011/12/01/2013-for-Keystone-XL-decision/UPI-81531322749141/

U.S. Department of State Confirms Keystone XL Q1 2013 Decision Timeline

Calgary, Alberta – June 15, 2012 – TransCanada Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) responded to the U.S. Department of State’s (DOS) announcement today regarding its process and timeline for a final decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline. The announcement reiterates earlier statements made by the DOS that they expect to make a decision on the project by the first quarter of 2013....

http://www.transcanada.com/6059.html

By approving the southern half of the pipeline he signaled his willingness to approve the whole thing. Why? Because only a fucking idiot would build half a pipeline.

I'm going to DC on February 18 to get arrested in front of the Whitehouse because Obama is such an enormous whore for the oil industry.

Activists have been bravely risking their lives to physically block the construction of the pipeline section in Texas.

Here watch a video of the pipeline being built, and the people trying to block it