Congress has had enough with the delays to helping to provide for expanded availability of crude oil, and has drawn a line in the sand with President Obama with a measure that takes the power away from “the approver in chief: House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval …
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May 06
National Journal: Environmental Radicals trying to force Obama’s hand on Keystone
Interesting article today from the National Journal on the Keystone pipeline. To summarize, Obama may not be that radical on it, but the environmental radicals are pushing him hard, to force him to squander the opportunity: To environmentalists throughout the country, denying the Keystone XL oil pipeline would be the most important sign that President …
May 03
Results! Madison Grimm reinstated as USFW Duck Stamp Winner
If you hadn’t read about it, this week, Rushmore PAC chair Dan Lederman had written US Fish & Wildlife about their taking away the award of a 6 year old Duck Stamp contest winner because some protested that someone her age could not be that talented. Today, they reversed their decision: Madison Grimm is a …
Apr 27
And our tax dollars are funding a 67 month delay?
A 67 month approval process? From the Argus Leader: The chief executive of TransCanada Corp. said Friday the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline that would cross western South Dakota and Nebraska will be in service months later than expected and cost more because of the wait for U.S. government approval. TransCanada had been sticking to its …
Apr 23
Here we go again. EPA Blocking Keystone.
From KELO: 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 In a …
Apr 07
Keystone Opponents spending big in US Senate Race
From Fox News: The Keystone XL Pipeline has emerged as a major issue in the Massachusetts special U.S. Senate election, with environmental groups committing nearly one-third of the $1.25 million in outside money already spent on campaigns. The biggest spender so far is the League of Conservation Voters, which has already spent more than $545,000 …
Mar 21
Keystone XL pipeline a diplomatic disaster for Obama
It’s now being said that President Obama has committed an absolute diplomatic blunder with his mucking about with the Keystone pipeline: The president’s possible approval of the 2,000-mile-long pipeline from the oil sands (previously known as the tar sands, and most correctly bitumen sands) of Alberta, Canada, to the refineries and shipping terminals of the …
Mar 18
Congresswoman Kristi Noem takes action on energy independence
From a release issued today by Congresswoman Kristi Noem, who is co-sponsor for a measure to take the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline away from the president, who has let his environmental buddies sandbag the process for 4 and a half years: “It’s been four and a half years since this project was first …
Mar 13
Tim Johnson votes against South Dakota & Energy Independence
From the Associated Press – while Tim Johnson plans with his son to transition the race into Brendan’s name, Tim Johnson is spending the rest of the time voting against South Dakota & Energy Indepenence: The Senate killed Republican-backed attempts to overturn several of President Barack Obama’s environmental and energy policies Thursday as lawmakers worked …
Mar 11
Thune questions motivations of Wind Cave cuts
From our mailbox, United States Senator John Thune questions the motivations of the National Park Service, and whether the cuts to South Dakota’s Wind Cave are as politically motivated as other cuts have been: Thune Questions Whether Decision to Close Wind Cave National Park Campground is Politically Motivated -NPS Following White House Lead to Make …
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