April 18th, 2012
08:52 PM ET
Keystone XL pipeline builder proposes new route CLEVELAND, Ohio (CNN) - The company building the controversial Keystone XL pipeline has submitted a proposal for a new route, a spokesman for Nebraska's environmental authority said Wednesday. The new route is east of the initially proposed route that went over an environmentally sensitive aquifer, said spokesman Brian McManus of the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. TransCanada is the company constructing Keystone XL. The pipeline is intended to carry between 500,000 to 700,000 barrels of crude oil a day from Canada's oil sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast. U.S. President Barack Obama in January denied a permit for the 1,700-mile pipeline, a decision that prompted Republican criticism that the president was not doing everything possible to create jobs and combat high gasoline prices.
April 18th, 2012
05:46 PM ET
Keystone requests route through NebraskaCNN's Brianna Keilar reports that TransCanada has submitted a proposal for a new route for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline to the state of Nebraska, according to Brian McManus, a spokesman for the state's environmental authority, the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality. The new route is east of the initially proposed route that went over an environmentally sensitive aquifer.  Protest against the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in front of the White House on August 30, 2011
March 20th, 2012
05:00 PM ET
Source: Obama to fast track southern portion of Keystone XL PipelinePresident Barack Obama plans to announce in Cushing, Oklahoma, on Thursday that his administration will expedite the permit for the southern half of the Keystone XL pipeline, a source familiar with the president's announcement told CNN. In January, the Obama administration denied a permit for the 1,700-mile-long Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would stretch from Canada's tar sands development to the U.S. Gulf Coast. That decision was met by persistent Republican criticism that the president has not been doing everything possible to create jobs and combat high gas prices.  Hundreds of people protest the Keystone XL Pipeline in a rally outside of the White House last November.
January 18th, 2012
06:47 PM ET
Keystone decision and politics of why now? Washington (CNN) - Why did the Obama administration announce the Keystone XL pipeline decision Wednesday? Why not. It was already a foregone conclusion that they were going to deny the permit, according to multiple Democratic sources. They had made clear they couldn't approve it within the 60 day deadline set by Congress. With the State of theUnionlooming next week, this allowed them an opportunity to address the controversy and move on. Republicans have argued it is politically damaging for the President to be seen as opposing the pipeline and the jobs and oil it could bring into theUnited States. The president's team said they believe he already took the political heat over Keystone when he announced in November that he'd delay the decision to approve it until 2013 and Wednesday's announcement doesn't cause additional political damage, according to the Democratic sources. To see the entire story, click here. 
January 18th, 2012
12:19 PM ET
White House likely to announce opposition to Keystone pipeline projectWashington (CNN) – The Obama administration will likely announce its opposition to the controversial Keystone pipeline project as early as today, according to a Democratic source briefed on the matter. Though House Speaker John Boehner's office has not yet been informed of the White House decision, the Speaker said today, "This is not good for our country. The president wants to put this off until it's convenient for him to make a decision. That means after the next election. The fact is the American people are asking the question right now, "Where are the jobs?" The proposed Keystone pipeline has been caught up in the Washington political discourse since Republicans inserted a clause in the payroll tax cut negotiations last fall trying to force a decision on the project within a limited time frame. The White House had tried to push the decision until 2013 after the coming presidential election. The pipeline would run from northern Alberta in Canada down to Texas's Gulf Coast. Republicans and some unions want to push approval through for the project in favor of the job creation prospects. The administration points to environmental reviews still underway and opponents express concerns about the nation's oil dependency being further embraced in regards to not rushing a decision. |
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