Big Green opposes pipeline, 100,000 jobs

Washington Examiner Editorial:

What if there was a way President Obama could create more than 100,000 jobs, reduce the price of gasoline at the pump, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil -- all at zero cost to taxpayers? Any sane president would jump at the chance, right? Not Obama. It has been 33 months since TransCanada filed for a permit from the State Department to begin construction on the Keystone XL oil pipeline. They are still awaiting final agency decision.
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Ever obedient to the demands of Big Green groups like the Sierra Club and Friends of the Earth, EPA stands in the middle of the regulatory road yelling "Stop!" at every opportunity. The State Department has final say on issuing the Keystone permit, but the National Environmental Policy Act gives the EPA virtual veto power over the process. The State Department has issued two NEPA-required environmental impact statements so far, both in support of issuing the Keystone permit, and both times the EPA has objected, claiming the studies were inadequate. The State Department will release a final EIS next month and all indications are that the EPA will object to that study as well.

The House on Tuesday approved the North American-Made Energy Security Act, which requires Obama to issue a final order, granting or denying, the Keystone permit by Nov. 1. Even if Obama approves the project, Big Green attorneys will challenge the permit in federal court. Anybody who wonders why energy costs are rising in America should look first at the many ways environmental activists work with their friends in government to harass, obstruct and often block consumer-friendly projects like Keystone XL.
The anti energy Big Green movement is trying to drive up the cost of energy to benefit less efficient energy sources they back. This is another example of their job killing agenda.
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