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In reply to the discussion: Why didn't Obama support the keystone pipeline? [View all]Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)11. The oil from the Keystone Pipeline is going to be sold overseas
that only puts money in the oil company pockets and does nothing to add oil to this country
The tract record for oil pipeline spills is poor at best and it was going to go over the largest aquifer of this country. Are the oil companies going to guarantee the quality of that water??
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That pipeline was to move oil to the gulf to ship overseas from Canada. n/t
Bonhomme Richard
Sep 2012
#3
They just need to move the portion in Nebraska so that it's not over the Sandhills
tammywammy
Sep 2012
#9
It seems to be a misconception among many here that Obama doesn't support it
tammywammy
Sep 2012
#16
I am going to go out on a limb here and say you don't worked in the oilfields.
Arctic Dave
Sep 2012
#15
This isn't over yet. I've already made the prediction that if it's close or PBO's behind...
cherokeeprogressive
Sep 2012
#18
The fact that it's leaving doesn't matter much when what's exported isn't US-produced anyway
Spider Jerusalem
Sep 2012
#29
Right now Canadian Oil goes to US refineries. The pipeline would let us export it.
NutmegYankee
Sep 2012
#28
Thinking you missed the speeches. Actually, under Obama we have MORE US oil production
progressivebydesign
Sep 2012
#53
There is a stupendous amount of information out there available at the click of a mouse.
Ikonoklast
Sep 2012
#49
He wouldn't push it through without environmental, engineering and safety reviews
bhikkhu
Sep 2012
#50
Obama didn't support the pipeline because America took all the liability of a spill....
DrewFlorida
Sep 2012
#54