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Nocera: Poisoned Politics of Keystone XL

On Monday, Stephen Harper, the prime minister of Canada, traveled to China for a week of high-level meetings.  He brought with him a handful of his cabinet ministers, including Joe Oliver, his tough-talking minister of natural resources who, until recently, … Continue reading

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Samuelson: Keystone Madness

WASHINGTON — President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico is an act of national insanity. It isn’t often that a president makes a decision that has no redeeming virtues and — beyond … Continue reading

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Foster: Follow the Keystone money, then expose the misinformation

Congressional Republican attempts to force U.S. President Barack Obama’s hand on the Keystone XL pipeline produced the required result on Wednesday, at least from the GOP perspective. The President gave the project the thumbs-down, and Republicans instantly castigated Mr. Obama … Continue reading

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Kotkin: In Keystone XL Rejection, We See Two Americas At War With Each Other (4)

America has two basic economies, and the division increasingly defines its politics. One, concentrated on the coasts and in college towns, focuses on the business of images, digits and transactions. The other, located largely in the southeast, Texas and the … Continue reading

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Keystone supporters turn up the heat on Obama

President Barack Obama’s opponents in Washington sense they have a winner in the Keystone XL pipeline. For three consecutive days through Wednesday, the office of House Speaker John Boehner posted articles on its blog about the obstacles the White House keeps putting … Continue reading

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Corcoran: A war on green ‘radicals’ (6)

Through most of 2011, Canadian energy officials in politics and industry watched with bewildered helplessness and some shock as Washington allowed environmentalists to seize control of TransCanada’s $7-billion Keystone XL pipeline issue. They stood by aghast as President Barack Obama, … Continue reading

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Kemp: U.S. Congress hands energy industry historic victory (3)

In a crushing demonstration of the growing power of domestic energy producers, and waning influence of environmental groups, Congress is poised to enact legislation fast-tracking approval for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. It is a stinging defeat for environment groups … Continue reading

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Lane: Obama, Reid facing revolt over Keystone ethical oil pipeline?

(Via @davidhauptmann) Background: the House of Representatives, understandably upset that the Obama administration would rather please foreign conflict oil despots and radical progressives than provide manufacturing and construction jobs to good Americans – to say nothing of cheaper energy – has passed … Continue reading

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Keystone XL safest pipeline ever: U.S. congressman (2)

OTTAWA — Republicans turned up the heat on U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday to reverse his decision to delay what was described at a congressional hearing as the safest oil pipeline ever proposed. A parade of witnesses appeared at … Continue reading

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