Tag Archives: Keystone Pipeline

Hmm, Wonder How Long It Took Them to Get 501 (c)(4) Status?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

Two top executives, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Yammer CEO David Sacks, have dropped out of the political advocacy group co-founded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, FWD.us, according to reports. The departures come after Zuckerberg’s advocacy group sparked an outcry … Continue reading →

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Congressman Upton Not Holding Out Hope Obama Will Approve Keystone

Posted on February 9, 2013 by

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) said Friday that he is not holding out much hope that President Obama will approve the Keystone XL pipeline. “Though normally a pretty good optimist, I am not overly optimist [sic] … Continue reading →

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Moving Jobs to Canada

Posted on July 5, 2012 by

U.S. veterans looking for jobs have a new employment opportunity — in Canada, working on that country’s section of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Though the push to start building the Canada-to-Texas oil route has been delayed in the United States … Continue reading →

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Keystone Pipeline Expected in Final Highway Bill

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) predicts that the House and Senate will agree on a long-term surface transportation bill by June 30, when current funding runs out. The member of a House-Senate highway bill conference committee also said signs point to … Continue reading →

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Barbs Exchanged Over Obama Energy Policy

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

Sens. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chair of the Senate Environment Committee, had a heated exchange Thursday over President Barack Obama’s energy policy during a hearing on the EPA’s FY2012 budget request. Inhofe began his opening statement pointing … Continue reading →

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Obama is Killing Energy Development

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R) called on Congress to quickly pass legislation to green-light the Keystone XL oil pipeline, arguing that the Obama administration is “killing energy development.” Dalrymple said Saturday the pipeline – which would carry oil sands … Continue reading →

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Obama Personally Lobbied Against Keystone Pipeline

Posted on March 10, 2012 by

The White House confirmed Thursday that President Barack Obama personally lobbied Democratic members of Congress to get them to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline, a project that is projected to have created about 20,000 direct jobs in the United States, … Continue reading →

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US Senate Kills New Plan for Keystone Pipeline

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

The Senate has rejected a GOP plan to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline after President Obama made personal calls to Democrats urging them to oppose it. The 56-42 vote staves off an election-year rebuke of Obama, but … Continue reading →

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Fighting High Gas Costs

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

Republicans used their weekly address to slam President Obama on rising gas prices, part of what the GOP says is a “coordinated campaign” to push energy to the forefront of national politics. House Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) pushed … Continue reading →

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Obama and the Keystone Pipeline Saga Continues

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

The White House on Monday hailed the news that a scaled-down portion of the Keystone XL pipeline that would stretch from Oklahoma to Texas will move ahead, but the president’s critics said the move only underscored the need to approve … Continue reading →

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