Oil+Pipelines

Leaking Oil Pipelines
CHADDOCK, G. (2012) Retrieved January 30, 2012 from [] The proposed 1,700-mile-long Keystone oil pipeline.Mr. Obama caught his congressional adversaries off guard. He then immediately released the first broadcast ad of 2012, accusing the "secretive oil billionaires". His move, and the previous one by congress to graft the oil pipeline. His decision onto end-of-year legislation is to extend the payroll tax. President Obama signaled that his oil pipeline decision included tit for tat. Republicans could yet try to revive the oil pipeline, perhaps by attaching it to upcoming legislation. Congress must soon take up the payroll tax cut, again, and needs to address a looming 27 percent cut in fees to physicians who treat Medicare patients, as well as whether to continue to extend federal jobless benefits.

DALY, M. (2012) Retrieved January 30, 2012 from [] In a politically explosive decision, President Barack Obama rejected plans for a massive oil pipeline through the United States, ruling there was not enough time for a review before a looming deadline forced on him by Republicans. His move did not kill the project but could delay a tough choice for him until after the November elections. Right away, they rippled across the political spectrum, stirred up the presidential campaign and even hardened feelings with Canada, and trusted the U.S. Obama was on record as saying no, until his government could review an alternative route that avoided environmentally sensitive areas of Nebraska. Obama had to take a stand by Feb. 21 and at the latest tax deal he cut with Republicans.

BRODER, J. (2012) Retrieved January 18, 2012 from [] The president said he had had been forced by Republicans in Congress, who inserted a provision in the temporary payroll tax cut bill. To decide the fate of the 1,700-mile pipeline, which would stretch formations in Alberta to refineries on the Gulf. The State Department has authority over the project. There was not enough time to draw a new route for the pipeline and the potential environmental harm to sensitive grasslands and aquifers along its path. The agency recommend the permit to be denied, and Mr. Obama concurred. N.A (N.D) Retrieved February 2, 2012 from [] Crude oil, also known as petroleum, is a resource that is drilled all throughout the world. When refined and processed, crude oil provides energy for our rescources. Crude oil provides the foundation for many products including plastics and petrochemicals like the fuel for our cars or heating oil for our homes. Each day, the United States uses lots of gallons of crude oil to support our daily lives. While many forms of transportation are used to move this product to marketplaces, pipelines remain the safest way to get around. This is especially important because often times crude is produced in areas far away from major marketplaces where population and manufacturing centers are located.