[TheRealVille]

He said no to this.

He said no to the deadline that Congress put on him to approve it. He didn't want to "fast track" it, the way Congress wanted him to. They insisted that it be approved sometime in February. Personally, I'm for the pipeline, but Republicans in Congress want it at any cost, without considering the effect it has on the land. The current proposed route of the pipeline goes through land that supplies 30% of our nation's food sources. I think further study needs to be done before it is ran where it is proposed, or at least consider new routes. This isn't something that can be "fast tracked". Another thing that isn't being consider on here, is that the oil will go from Canada to the Gulf, just to get on a ship and head to China. Don't think for a minute that the oil is going to the refineries in texas to be made into gas, we have tons of surplus gas.

President Obama has rejected fast-tracking approval of the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline, turning aside Republican demands that he sign off on the deal they claim will create 20,000 new jobs and strengthen American energy security.

In a statement Wednesday afternoon, Obama said that he received a recommendation from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton earlier today recommending that the application be denied.

"This announcement is not a judgment on the merits of the pipeline, but the arbitrary nature of a deadline that prevented the State Department from gathering the information necessary to approve the project and protect the American people," Obama said. "I'm disappointed that Republicans in Congress forced this decision, but it does not change my administration's commitment to American-made energy that creates jobs and reduces our dependence on oil."

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/...csp=34news