Obama criticizes pro-Keystone pipeline jobs, gas price claims

[babylonsister]

Obama criticizes pro-Keystone pipeline jobs, gas price claims
By Ben Geman - 07/27/13 06:45 PM ET


President Obama said the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline would not be a major job creator and could increase gasoline prices, but added that the White House decision will rest on climate change.

“Republicans have said that this would be a big jobs generator. There is no evidence that that’s true,” Obama said in a New York Times interview published Saturday.

Obama, in some of his most extensive remarks ever on the pipeline, also said Canada could “potentially be doing more” to curb emissions from the oil sands.

His comments follow his closely watched late June pledge that Keystone XL would only receive a federal permit if the “net” effects of the pipeline would not “significantly exacerbate” carbon pollution.

Obama reiterated that threshold in the newly published interview and said that would be the basis for his decision.

“I meant what I said; I'm going to evaluate this based on whether or not this is going to significantly contribute to carbon in our atmosphere. And there is no doubt that Canada at the source in those tar sands could potentially be doing more to mitigate carbon release,” he said.

Nonetheless, in the July 24 interview published Saturday, Obama took time to criticize several pro-Keystone arguments about economic benefits of TransCanada Corp.’s proposed project, which would bring oil from Canada’s oil sands projects to Gulf Coast refineries.

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[bigwillq]

1. Please, enough with the rising gas prices.

I am with Obama on this one.
Say NO to Keystone if one of the things it could do is RAISE gas prices.

Our government (and the states) need to do something to lower the prices.

The good ole dems in my state just raised the state gas tax again. Over $4/gal for reg again.

[zbdent]

2. Wasn't it a RW source which, during a rare moment of sanity,

pointed out that the gas prices would INCREASE with this pipeline???

[Thinkingabout]

3. As soon as the product can arrive at Koch Brothers refinery on the gulf coast of Texas, it will be

Placed on the world market and guess what, Americans is not going to get lower gas prices. I find it interesting the claim of shutting down the refineries every month or two for maintenance, that lie is getting old and worn out.

[Cha]

4. mahalo babylonsistah

[Scurrilous]

5. Thanks.