Letter: XL Pipeline legislation must be revived in Congress

on January 21, 2012 at 10:01 PM

Voice: Lee J. Reardon, Bay City

I wrote about it last month, the TransCanada's Keystone XL Pipeline, a lifeline to American energy independence. Well, with Obama's concern about this upcoming election, he's done it, he's rejected a pro-American, pro-energy independence, pro-jobs legislation.

Environmentalists said their support for Obama's re-election campaign this year depended upon his rejection of the pipeline. So now we have thousands of environmentalists dictating the course of an American energy and job lifeline. How about those millions of jobless that are out there? How can thousands such as the green group control the path of millions of Americans?

This is out of concern for possible oil, carbon emissions and contamination of Nebraska's aquifers. Well you got to believe if we can put a man on the moon we can surely go a step further and guarantee security of mishaps to the 1,000th degree to appease some of these fools. Now, I'm 100 percent pro-environmentalist (to a point), pro-Earth, pro-wildlife, but not rabid to the point of being utterly ridiculous and selfish.

It is stated that this can be brought up again and a new route determined to pacify all, but as we all know for this to get through Congress in a timely manner will take years and by then we'll need China’s permission!

Will this do any good? Call your congressman!