Waxman dares ask if tar sands oil pipeline will benefit Koch Industries

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Fri May 27, 2011 at 05:53 AM PDT
Waxman dares ask if tar sands oil pipeline will benefit Koch Industries
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Henry Waxman and Bobby Rush, the top ranking Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, had the audacity to question the relationship between Koch Industries and the massive new Keystone XL pipeline under review by the State Department. The Republicans and Koch Industries were not amused.

“We are writing to request that in preparation for the hearing on and markup of this draft legislation, the Committee request documents from Koch Industries relating to the company’s interests in Canadian tar sands and the extent to which it will benefit if the Keystone XL pipeline is constructed,” the Democrats write in a letter sent to committee Republicans Friday.

The Hill, May 20, article by Andrew Restuccia

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is pushing new legislation that would demand that the Obama administration approve the new pipeline project by November 1. Never mind that the legislation can best be described as the legislative branch of government telling the executive branch what to do. This is laughable irony after the Bush administration's attempt to expand executive authority into an imperial presidency.

When Democrats on the Committee requested information about the footprint of Koch Industries in the tar sands oil market and direct benefit from the Keystone XL project, they were stonewalled by Koch Industries.

A Koch representative told Democratic staff that Keystone XL has “nothing to do with any of our businesses.” The company also noted that Koch has “no financial interest” in the project.

But the letter says the company would not answer broad questions about its involvement in the oil sands industry.

The Hill, May 20, article by Andrew Restuccia http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/162461-house-dems-koch-brothers-may-benefit-from-oil-pipeline-approval http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/162461-house-dems-koch-brothers-may-benefit-from-oil-pipeline-approval

Other major oil companies were willing to provide details of their tar sands oil extraction, transport, and refining operations...

MUCH MORE AT: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/05/27/979072/-Waxman-dares-ask-if-tar-sands-oil-pipeline-will-benefit-Koch-Industries?via=siderec

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