Running Out The Clock: On The Wrong Side Of Popular Opinion On Keystone, Obama Turns To Stalling

• On the same day a poll showed that the vast majority of Americans support the Keystone XL Pipeline, President Obama’s EPA openly questioned the State Department’s de-facto approval of the project.

• Only in Washington would four years of studying the pipeline be considered insufficient.

• Afraid to stand up to the extreme elements in his own party, President Obama is playing bureaucratic games with our nation’s energy independence and thousands of quality jobs.

• It’s time for the president to quit stalling and approve the pipeline once and for all. The country is sick and tired of his political games.

The EPA Questioned The State Department’s Analysis Of The Keystone Pipeline—Calling For Even More Time To Study It.”  “The Environmental Protection Agency again is raising objections to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would carry oil from western Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast. The EPA said that despite more than four years of study, the State Department still has not done sufficient analysis of the project’s environmental impact.” (Matthew Daly, “EPA Again Questions Keystone XL Pipeline,” Associated Press, 4/22/13)

75 Percent Of Americans Support The Keystone Pipeline. “A majority of Americans and Canadians back TransCanada Corp.’s TRP.T -0.33% proposed Keystone XL pipeline and say securing a stable energy supply for North America should be a bigger priority than reducing carbon emissions, a poll released Monday found. Nearly 75% of Americans and 68% of Canadians indicated they “support” or “somewhat support” the project, which would carry heavy crude from the Alberta oil sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast for refining, according to the poll conducted by Ottawa-based Nanos Research.” (Paul Vieira, “Survey Finds Majority Backs Keystone Pipeline,” The Wall Street Journal, 4/22/13)