Sentences with phrase «pipeline decision»

Minister Oliver has called for pipeline decisions to be «based on science and facts, not conjecture, hyperbole or ideology.»

The Constitution is the most closely watched in a series of pipeline decisions on the horizon, but other more significant pipelines still await state decisions.

I'm not sure Kerry could become Secretary of State fast enough to influence the Keystone XL pipeline decision, but it is hard to believe he would not have raised this issue with the President, since a go - ahead decision would immediately undercut the Administration's credibility on the climate issue both at home and abroad.

So when the federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver issued an open letter this month saying the federal government was not going to allow environmental or any «other radical groups» funded by «foreign special interest groups» to delay the Northern Gateway pipeline decision, it came across to some as strident and confrontational.

Insiders have said the decision could go either way at this point, and whichever way the Department of Environmental Conservation rules could offer a glimpse of its other pipeline decisions to come.

As the scientists explained, the «current public debate about oil - sands development focuses on individual pipeline decisions... When judged in isolation, the costs, benefits and consequences of a particular oil - sands proposal may be deemed acceptable... [b] ut impacts mount with multiple projects...» A narrow view of each individual project «creates the misguided idea that oil - sands expansion is inevitable.»

We have been anticipating the administration will approve the pipeline (Lisa Jackson EPA resignation a refusal to support Obama Keystone XL pipeline decision?)

Risk of an oil spill is clearly an important element for any pipeline decision.

More subtly, not accepting the pipeline decision on the Kinder Morgan expansion undermines the great Canadian tradition of compromise.

«The Business Council of Canada applauds the Prime Minster and the federal government for its pipeline decision, which balances strong environmental protection with responsible energy development.

The event is a sharp reminder that ultimately, despite TransCanada's shenanigans and the support of the Koch brothers, the pipeline decision is owned by President Obama and the president alone.

«For once, the Republicans can't filibuster this,» McKibben said about the pipeline decision being up to the executive branch.

The folks at the Energy Collective hosted an interesting webchat discussion of the Keystone XL pipeline the other day, a good part of which focused on greenhouse gas emissions from the project and oil sands development — identified by President Obama as a key basis for his pipeline decision.