by Jane Richey | Aug 3, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The State Department’s internal watchdog has “initiated an inquiry” into whether the contractor Foggy Bottom used for a draft environmental analysis on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline had a conflict of interest. The move is a response to allegations from several...
by Jane Richey | Jul 18, 2012 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Ten widely cited climate scientists say the State Department’s review of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline should include a “serious” evaluation of how enabling Canadian oil sands development will affect the planet’s climate. Their new letter is part of an effort by...
by Jane Richey | May 18, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A senior House Democrat who supports the Keystone XL oil pipeline predicted Thursday that the project will be left on the cutting room floor in House-Senate negotiations over transportation legislation. “My guess is that it would not be in the final product,” said...
by Jane Richey | Mar 9, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
The Senate has rejected a GOP plan to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline after President Obama made personal calls to Democrats urging them to oppose it. The 56-42 vote staves off an election-year rebuke of Obama, but will give political ammunition...