State: 'Serious' questions on GOP pipeline bill

Plain english translation of the GOPese: "We've got to make as big a stink and get as many miles as possible about this, to divert attention from Romney's 15% Cayman Island/investment tax rate."

Republicans want to press the KXL issue? It's all political. Boehner himself owns stock in the companies the KXL will use to build the damn thing, so he's heavily invested in seeing it built. Think there's any other reason??

The "jobs" it creates is nowhere near what is claimed. The impact statements have not been done. The argument about the oil being for domestic use is another lie. The whole thing is a boondoggle.

The test here is the president's resolve to kill the thing. The republican's only interest is political, and for Boehner, to fill his pockets a little more, before he's booted from congress.

What tussel? What part of "No" Republicans don't understand? The "N" or the "O?" If they want to whine and cry all the way up to the elections I'm sure Boenher can lead the way and show them how it's done eh?

Here is some very good information about the Keystone pipeline: http://www.tarsandsaction.org/spread-the-word/key-facts-keystone-xl/

Environmentalists note that in December 2010, according to Boehner’s financial disclosure forms, he invested $10,000 to $50,000 each in seven firms that had a stake in Canada’s oil sands, the region that produces the oil the pipeline would transport. The firms include six oil companies — BP, Canadian Natural Resources, Chevron, Conoco Phillips, Devon Energy and Exxon — along with Emerson Electric, which has a contract to provide the digital automation for the first phase of a $9.4 billion Horizon Oil Sands Project in Canada.

Bill McKibben, a climate activist and co-founder of the group 350.org, wrote in an e-mail that Boehner has received more than $1 million from fossil-fuel companies, “and now we find out that he’s got extensive personal investments in companies dependent on tarsands oil.”

“He was willing to shut down the government in part to prevent enough time for serious environmental review,” McKibben added. “In any other facet of our public life . . . this whole list taken together would be seen for the gross conflict of interest that it is.”

As deadline nears, friends and foes of Keystone XL pipeline step up campaigns

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/as-deadline-nears-friends-and-foes-of-keystone-xl-pipeline-step-up-campaigns/2012/01/13/gIQAyd7IzP_print.html

More than $1 million from big oil? Invested in the companies that would profit from Keystone? That's called pimping yourself out to lobbyists for lots of money and a huge conflict of interest. Boehner is a disgusting SOB. He should be working for the American people but he is working for big oil and his own profits.

Please note the the Keystone Pipeline is being re routed and they can apply again once again after their environmental impact reports are filed on the new route. It is being re routed due to proximity to water supply to Nebraska and other environmental issues.

Once again we are hearing Republican misinformation, such as the pipeline would help large numbers of jobs and help America's oil independence. The realistic estimate is 6,000 temporary jobs, most of which would go to Canadians. They already have a pipeline to Midwest refineries. This pipeline is entirely dedicated to transporting oil to Gulf coast refineries to EXPORT to other countries, primarily China.

When Republicans bring up the energy independence for America talking point IT IS A BOLDFACE LIE. The jobs rationale is a weak argument.

The corporation that is building the pipeline has a history of poor work. There is an ex government inspector whistle blower in Canada exposing this issue. Then when they were proposing a pipeline in Canada recently, Canadians turned them down primarily due to this issue and the toxicity of shale oil.

This is just an excuse to exploit the EPA and to build this pipe line without the safety approval of the EPA. these tea party republicans will again use the American people as hostages to make a deal. these republican terrorist won't be happy until they destroy the environment.

This proposed Keystone XL pipeline does nothing beneficial for our country, and DOES DO HARM to our country. The only reason the GOP is pushing for it is because there are those in the oil industry (including the Koch brothers) who would make money from the deal, and the oil and gas industry support primarily republicans.

This proposed Keystone XL pipeline would be an environmental disaster waiting to happen. (Another Keystone pipeline has had 12 leaks in one year!)

In addition, oil from the pipeline would not be for use by the United States. All of the oil from the pipeline would be refined and then shipped to OTHER countries.

Also, the oil that is now going to the mid-west from Canada would no longer go there. That would cause prices for gasoline in the mid-west to go up an estimated 20 cents per gallon. Diesel fuel for farmers would also go up in price, resulting in higher grocery prices.

This proposed pipeline is bad for everyone except the pockets of big oil.

Environmentalists are so uninformed, close minded and boring- Same old rethoric, unfounded statement of facts operating on hypothetical situations all the time. This all boiled down to politics and whether BO can get elected again. Everyone acts like a pipeline is something new in the US- There are thousands of pipelines all over the country send gasoline, oil, natural gas to all parts of the country everyday. Gasoline is piped from the gulf coast refineries all the way north to many distribution points. Stop acting like this is the only pipe that was ever built. BO wholes decision is based on his carrier. And what is safer, transporting oil in a controlled pie line or millions of gallons of oil in 30 year old rusty single hulled boats who's spillage record is far higher than any pipe line.

Where in the Constitution does the President have authority over pipelines?

well heck, look at how much $ the wealthy would make....the usual schemes. Congress sucks!!!

Across the United States, there are about 55,000 miles of crude oil trunk lines that connect to regional markets

http://teeic.anl.gov/er/transmission/restech/dist/index.cfm

So adding another 1,100 miles increases our risk of "bad things that happen when you run crude oil pipelines" by 2%

I am OK with it.

Environmentalists are so uninformed, close minded and boring- Same old rethoric, unfounded statement of facts operating on hypothetical situations all the time. This all boiled down to politics and whether BO can get elected again.

And of course it has nothing to do with the companies that Boehner has invested in that will benefit from this pipeline. Just pure coincidence I guess.

Everyone is concerned about the pipeline running across the Ogallala Aquifer. Which is a major concern. It could possibly leach into the ground water. But take into consideration that the route proposed travels across numerous tributaries of the 9th largest inland waterway in the country (Missouri river). Which in turn empties into the largest waterway in the country (Mississippi river). Any leakage in or near one of these would be devistating. They talk about how safe it is and the measures they have in place to respond to any breaks and spills. BP said the same thing.

I can support pipelines if they meet certain conditions such as safety, necessity, minimal harm to the environment, and are they for the greater good of our country or just to meet the need of others without respect to our own citizens who after all have to live with it. When these concerns have been met then I can support a pipeline. So far I see no evidence that this is the case.