The Northern Pass and Keystone is Uncompetitive And Dead

Update 11/6

OMG, Obama doesn't take my advice, neither does my wife and kids.

NYT: WASHINGTON — President Obama is expected on Friday to announce he has rejected the request from a Canadian company to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ending a seven-years-long review that had become a flash point in the debate over his climate policies.

President Obama’s denial of the proposed 1,179-mile pipeline, which would have carried 800,000 barrels a day of carbon-heavy petroleum from the Canadian oil sands to the Gulf Coast, comes as he is seeking to build an ambitious legacy on climate change.

Does Obama need to be astute as Gov Cuomo and Senator Schumer with fighting to retain the Fitzpatrick nuclear plant? Just hold your nose and vote like most of us does every election.

Everyone knows what is going on especially Canada. The Oil Sands at these low petroleum prices are grossly uncompetitive. Canada is heading for a depression over it.

Obama should just say, go for it. I am for everything infrastructure. The Keystone pipeline is dead for decades.

I just don't see why Massachusetts governor Baker on the Northern Pass isn't vulnerable on the American jobs angle.  

New Hampshire’s Northern Pass is dead too. Go USA jobs and energy!  

TransCanada Suspends Request for Permit to Build Keystone Pipeline

WASHINGTON — The company seeking to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline asked the Obama administration on Monday to suspend its yearslong review of the project, potentially bringing an abrupt halt to a politically charged debate that had become part of a broader struggle over President Obama’s environmental policies.

It was not immediately clear whether the administration would grant the request, which was swiftly denounced by environmental activists as a bid to dodge a near-certain rejection of the pipeline. Allowing the delay would push off a decision until after the 2016 presidential election.

The company’s request introduced a new element of uncertainty into the administration’s decision-making process, offering the potential to free Mr. Obama from a politically difficult choice that has hung over much of his presidency. But if anything, it appeared to intensify pressure on him from crucial Democratic constituencies to reject the pipeline or risk being blamed for punting to another president. A delay would keep the issue alive in the presidential campaign…