The Arizona Republican who will preside Thursday over a hearing of a House subcommittee plans to dig into why President Barack Obama has not yet green-lighted the Keystone XL pipeline that is slated to carry 830,000 barrels per day of tar-sands oil from Alberta to refineries on the Texas gulf coast.
'I hope to delve into the Administration's continued delay in approving the highly popular Keystone XL pipeline from Canada. Studies show this pipeline will create jobs and increase our energy independence while protecting the environment,' said Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee that's holding the hearing.''
"Continued delay"? Salmon seems to think the president is stalling on some whim. He probably wonders why Obama didn't okay the project the minute the SEIS was released. After all, the consultants who drafted the document downplayed the pipeline's negative impacts. Which was no surprise given their record for seeing things the way their oil-industry paymasters want them to be seen, as Kevin Grandia, Brad Johnson and others have revealed. Please continue reading below the fold about Republican complaints over Keystone XL.
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