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Keystone XL decision may be first policy test in second Obama term

Oil & Gas Journal -- US President Barack Obama’s decision on the proposed Keystone XL crude oil pipeline project could be the first major policy test in the president’s second term, American Petroleum Institute officials said.

“It will be the first serious test,” API Pres. Jack N. Gerard said during a Nov. 14 luncheon at the IHS Forum. “If he denies the application, it will show climate and emissions matter more than jobs and economic growth to his administration.”

Obama should give voters what they asked for in the Nov. 6 elections and approve the project at his earliest opportunity, API Executive Vice-Pres. Marty Durbin recommend on Nov. 15.

“He has the authority to approve this [cross-border] permit tomorrow,” he told reporters during a teleconference.

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Submitted Dec 04, 2012 By: GasPasserAB

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Gnusman53 Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,003 Points:1,111,445 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2012 10:37:01 AM Ignore Gnusman53 Report Abuse Sorry nomad.... the GOP isn't interested in jobs or clean water, air or even protecting wildlife.....just how much clean (untraceable) money they can get.....
jrsva Champion Author Virginia Posts:9,852 Points:1,613,000 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:34:18 AM Ignore jrsva Report Abuse We do not need the XL pipeline and I’m getting really tired of hearing about it. It is designed to carry trash oil from the tar sands to the Gulf cost, more than likely for export. Canada should wise up and leave that junk in the ground instead of widening their environmental disaster in the sub-arctic.
nomad228 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,117 Points:575,140 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:32:47 AM Ignore nomad228 Report Abuse no, it will show that jobs and people being able to survive in this economy are just as important as the epa blocking jobs until they decide to see the pipeline can be built while keeping the earth safe.the air clean,the waters drinkable,the wildlife protected and make fuel costs go back to where everyone can afford to buy the necessities of life again.in other words it's not a either or scenario.
obimerrill Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,440 Points:289,715 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:25:40 AM Ignore obimerrill Report Abuse I don't see him approving it
Quick68 Champion Author Columbus Posts:8,223 Points:1,225,800 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:17:06 AM Ignore Quick68 Report Abuse The Keystone XL story should be dropped from the news.
Zonk Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,481 Points:2,102,765 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:17:03 AM Ignore Zonk Report Abuse I don't see approval in the near term.
crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:1,985 Points:2,526,335 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:14:10 AM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse we will see
PrinceLH Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,692 Points:538,045 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:13:05 AM Ignore PrinceLH Report Abuse Guess what? It won't happen!
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:13:04 AM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse go with the pipeline.
pa79th Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,782 Points:1,216,850 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:12:40 AM Ignore pa79th Report Abuse He better let them finish it!
mfeldstein Champion Author Ottawa Posts:8,171 Points:1,930,480 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:12:31 AM Ignore mfeldstein Report Abuse Duhhh. Approve it with stringent environmental controls.
yakstar Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,420 Points:479,645 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:11:30 AM Ignore yakstar Report Abuse whatever...
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,537 Points:1,858,370 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:11:11 AM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse Lets see what will happen.
boatfloyd Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,718 Points:387,975 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:09:54 AM Ignore boatfloyd Report Abuse We shall see what happens.
rawdog1313 Champion Author Lexington Posts:3,304 Points:1,642,905 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:08:25 AM Ignore rawdog1313 Report Abuse Wow, some of these posts are as smart as the TeaBagging Congress! Bhahahahhah!
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,795 Points:413,315 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:08:13 AM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse Buy American, @rjoeh? That's great, coming from someone with a Mercedes as his file photo.
Rageagainsttm Champion Author Tampa Posts:8,303 Points:1,902,980 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:08:05 AM Ignore Rageagainsttm Report Abuse maybe this is good
jkpsr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,079 Points:1,101,905 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:08:03 AM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse I fail to see how the 2012 elections could be interpreted to mean that the voters want environment concerns to be ignored!
rawdog1313 Champion Author Lexington Posts:3,304 Points:1,642,905 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:07:13 AM Ignore rawdog1313 Report Abuse If it safe and doesn't effect the water supply then OK, otherwise NO!
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,795 Points:413,315 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:06:24 AM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse Tell your fellow Canadians to build the Keystone XL east to Ottawa, @mfeldstein.
clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,569 Points:1,771,920 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:06:06 AM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse Fire BHO. Build the pipeline. Produce. Smile.
Number43 Champion Author Lexington Posts:8,697 Points:1,638,170 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:05:21 AM Ignore Number43 Report Abuse He is such a traitor to america.
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,795 Points:413,315 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:05:10 AM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse Ignore @clermont40miles.Rebuild our roads and bridges.Protect.
Number43 Champion Author Lexington Posts:8,697 Points:1,638,170 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:04:38 AM Ignore Number43 Report Abuse Build baby BUILD !
bridgerunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,787 Points:1,006,835 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:04:36 AM Ignore bridgerunner Report Abuse I won't be surprised.
btex49 Champion Author Austin Posts:2,720 Points:531,080 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:03:37 AM Ignore btex49 Report Abuse I am not expecting Obama to approve Keystone project. He does consider jobs and the economy to be a high priority. He only cares about raising taxes so he can have more revenue to "play" with.
jtfftj Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:2,178 Points:1,248,220 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:02:18 AM Ignore jtfftj Report Abuse Good idea, tax it to death.
RTTT Rookie Author Providence Posts:30 Points:668,700 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2012 12:00:59 AM Ignore RTTT Report Abuse So Keystone oil is for export I say tax the shit out of it
clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,569 Points:1,771,920 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:52:16 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse Fire BHO. Build the pipeline. Produce.
mfeldstein Champion Author Ottawa Posts:8,171 Points:1,930,480 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:51:13 PM Ignore mfeldstein Report Abuse There is a balanced approach that would allow the pipeline but impose strict environmental protection measures. It doesn't have to be black or white.
rjoeh Champion Author Michigan Posts:7,081 Points:2,470,215 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:50:16 PM Ignore rjoeh Report Abuse Obama could care less about jobs with nearly 20% of America out of work when all those who are out of work or under employed are tallied instead of the politically doctored numbers fed to us by the media. America needs American made products and to have products you need people working in America.
Redink Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:7,195 Points:1,299,695 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:48:41 PM Ignore Redink Report Abuse Less move on
yyc2yow All-Star Author Ottawa Posts:648 Points:569,360 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:47:56 PM Ignore yyc2yow Report Abuse We all need the jobs
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,795 Points:413,315 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:46:27 PM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse Can anyone tell me why there are so many Republican nutjobs on this site? Isn't there some New World Order conspiracy site you can all go to where you'd be happier in your paranoid misery and leave the sane members at Gas Buddy in peace?
boatmen Champion Author New York Posts:3,085 Points:622,805 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:43:58 PM Ignore boatmen Report Abuse This is just a pipe line to china for Big Oil there will be NO benefit for American Consumers GREEDY BICHES Big OIL
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,795 Points:413,315 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:40:24 PM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse So, @sickhp, how are you gonna keep Big Oil from "Export, baby, export!" all out of the U.S.?
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,795 Points:413,315 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:39:34 PM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse I might actually believe your convictions, @mstearno, if you pledged to forego your Social Security and Medicare but let me guess, "I paid for that! It's mine!"
sickhp Champion Author San Antonio Posts:1,374 Points:516,905 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:39:21 PM Ignore sickhp Report Abuse Drill baby drill in all of America.
Aviator_Rob Champion Author New York Posts:3,795 Points:413,315 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:37:49 PM Ignore Aviator_Rob Report Abuse “The administration is going to have to move where the voters are, and take advantage of the shale energy we have and the opportunities to bring more oil from Canada." Funny how they didn't finish that sentence to say "bring more oil from Canada, through the U.S., and TO China." If you really want to create jobs, forget the pipeline. How about fixing our crumbling roads and bridges???
mstearno Champion Author Dayton Posts:8,066 Points:1,731,235 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:33:58 PM Ignore mstearno Report Abuse the first policy test already came and he FAILED BIG TIME where's the $3 in cuts for $1 increase in taxes????He's acutally counting the war which we were leaving anyways as a cost savings??? He thinks we're all morons (well they voted for him). That's like not planing a vacation next summer. then when you don't go you say wow I saved even more by not going... DUH
drz614 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:2,300 Points:597,690 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:33:09 PM Ignore drz614 Report Abuse if the numbers on oil storage capacity can be believed, why are we in such a hurry to build this pipeline? why does canada import our sweet crude and want to ship us crappy oil from tar sand? i still would like to see who in the companies will be held responsible for a mishap..
TBRR Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:3,667 Points:598,795 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:29:35 PM Ignore TBRR Report Abuse obummer's policy is "my way or the highway". don't expect any approval of K XL during his administration as he leads this once great country down the road to a third world country and sends the recession into a depression. Push work ethic, not redistribution of wealth.
N5EXY Champion Author Austin Posts:5,492 Points:1,510,230 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:29:29 PM Ignore N5EXY Report Abuse Don't expect anything good from Bozama. "IT IS NOT OUR JOB TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE FROM THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR POLITICAL CHOICES" Chief Justice John Roberts
atdinut Champion Author California Posts:1,608 Points:353,985 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:26:59 PM Ignore atdinut Report Abuse OK , okay!
gd83goldwinger Champion Author South Bend Posts:1,428 Points:504,230 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:25:24 PM Ignore gd83goldwinger Report Abuse Him and the government will screw it up someway, shape, or form. They made things worse in his first term and I don't see it getting any better in his second one.
pacecar68 Champion Author Oakland Posts:4,666 Points:868,070 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:21:38 PM Ignore pacecar68 Report Abuse ok.
30mpg80 Champion Author Lexington Posts:10,028 Points:1,487,855 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:18:52 PM Ignore 30mpg80 Report Abuse Keystone pipeline will mean more jobs and more exports, but not a lower gasoline price.
EconomiserAZ All-Star Author Tucson Posts:760 Points:145,165 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:17:59 PM Ignore EconomiserAZ Report Abuse These morons better realise that war in the middle east will stop ALL oil supplies and ruin the world economy unless we get our own oil independence. The again, we have morons on the case....
WIPACKERFAN Champion Author Chicago Posts:8,804 Points:1,843,450 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:17:23 PM Ignore WIPACKERFAN Report Abuse This is a no brainer. Just do it
gsayeg1 All-Star Author Milwaukee Posts:787 Points:140,505 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2012 11:17:03 PM Ignore gsayeg1 Report Abuse must be part of Obama care