The facts just don't support these claims.
We are still incredibly wasteful and inefficient.
I don't think this pipeline was in our national security interest.
I consider that an ad hominem political kind of argument.
I want to make a point of order.
I think that it is very detrimental to this Nation to continue the CO2 emissions that we are doing
It is going to cause us more greenhouse gases adding to climate change problems.
America's oil dependence threatens our national security.
This is a big decision. We are going to be living with the consequences for maybe 50 to 100 years.
This is the dirtiest source of oil from these tar sands, and that is what I meant to say.
The real issue is whether they are going to do these tar sands at all because if they can't bring it into the United Sta...
The number one export for the United States in 2011, was oil petroleum products.
No, sir, and that is why we felt we could not go forward.
If this were done on an aggressive schedule, a new route could be approved by October of 2012 at the earliest.
No, sir, we feel that we do need the time that Mr. Linder had put out in his estimate.
The benefits for oil companies are also real. They will finally be able to export tar sands to Asia.
We feel that we do need the time that Mr. Linder had put out in his estimate.
I think it is a misguided effort.
