Inhofe: Obama is Out of Reasons to Stop Keystone Pipeline

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U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement after the State Department's announcement that the Keystone XL pipeline would have little impact on climate change:

"President Obama and his Administration no longer have a valid reason to stall the final stages of the Keystone pipeline, but they will likely continue to do so to appease their environmental base that will be upset with this report. This is the fifth study on the Keystone that contradicts with the climate activists' warnings and attempts to kill America's oil and gas industry. Approving the Keystone is one thing the President can do today with his pen that will create thousands of well-paying jobs and help us take another step towards energy independence. Building the Keystone pipeline is in the best interest of the United States not only economically but also for the sake of our national security."

On Friday, the State Department released a final environmental study of Keystone XL saying that approval of the project is unlikely to encourage oil companies to change the rate of their extraction of tar sands oil.

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