Not unexpectedly, President Obama has rejected the construction of the Keystone pipeline:
BREAKING: Obama administration has rejected Canadian energy giant TransCanada's application to build the Keystone XL pipeline. #Q13FOX
— Bill Wixey (@BillWixey) November 6, 2015
NEW: President Obama officially rejects Keystone XL pipeline: https://t.co/tTUD58Xy8P pic.twitter.com/bECAdbfO0A
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) November 6, 2015
Pres Obama says State Dept concludes Keystone Pipeline "would not serve the national interests of the United States" and he agrees.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 6, 2015
Pres Obama says Keystone Pipeline would not make "a meaningful longterm contribution" to the US economy. pic.twitter.com/uwxfdKL27G
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 6, 2015
Pres Obama also says that shipping "dirtier crude oil" into the US would not increase US energy security.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 6, 2015
Pres Obama says US has created new jobs and lowered gasoline prices without building Keystone. pic.twitter.com/gAl81LVUCR
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 6, 2015
One of the offered reasons is, of course, that the pipeline would contribute to climate change:
POTUS will accept Kerry recommendation on Keystone agreeing project will contribute to climate change, I'm told.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) November 6, 2015
Obama says approving the Keystone pipeline would have undercut America's leadership on climate change.
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) November 6, 2015
Obama will now wear the rejection of Keystone proudly at the U.N. Climate Summit:
Pres Obama publicly confirms his intention to attend UN Climate Summit in Paris at the end of the month. WH had yet to confirm.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 6, 2015
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