RE:Nixing Keystone XL not a done deal!Good luck with that. Even biden knows flip flopping on his convictions shows extreme weakness, especially in the first months of office. Uncertainty and hesitation is not something he wants to convey right now if he knows what's good for him
Quintessential1 wrote: Incidentally, Keystone XL showed a flicker of potential life today, when U.S. Senator Joe Manchin -- a Democrat, if a famously conservative one -- urged Mr. Biden to reverse his opposition to the pipeline. Mr. Manchin, who serves as head of the U.S. Senate energy committee, published a letter to Mr. Biden in which he argued that Keystone XL provides good union jobs and is a safer way to move oil into the United States than trucks or trains. "Pipelines continue to be the safest mode to transport our oil and natural gas resources," pointed out Mr. Manchin, "and they support thousands of high-paying, American union jobs." He added that revoking Keystone XL's permit could also have a negative effect on energy security, as Canada is one of America's largest and most reliable trading partners.
Mr. Manchin was not the only one mailing out a pro-pipeline letter to the President. Fourteen Republican attorneys-general sent Mr. Biden a separate letter, warning him that his decision to reject Keystone XL "will result in devastating damage to many of our states and local communities." They claimed that "all Americans," even ones in states not crossed by the pipeline, will suffer "serious, detrimental consequences."