not give us any recourse for responding to the needs that we have with the structure that s going to go into place. gary, do you want the pipeline project stopped? and if you do, what s your next play? well, we do want the pipeline stopped. it s in the form that it s in right now, the mechanics that s already in place, we ve seen from keystone one, there s been 14 oil leaks on that keystone 1 pipeline in the first 18 months of operation. and if this keeps on going. the rosebud sioux tribe is poised to stand the line and keep the pipeline from going through this territory. what does that mean? well, we re going to have a series of spiritual camps that we set up along the pipeline. we ll be standing on the line to
we re looking forward to that trip into nebraska obviously. joining me now is danielle and project director for the national resources defense counsel, and sinfeld. great to have both of you with us. it is probably the most positive news that environmental groups have gotten since this pipeline project started. just a little history for our viewers, the federal government doesn t have to rule on this. this is a state s rights issue. all the statements had to permit the pipeline. nebraska was the last one. these three land owners came forward and said it was unconstitutional and the judge has ruled in their favor. what impact do you think this will have? this is a very big deal.
he has actually voted against the xl keystone tar sands pipeline when he was in the senate. no one has done more over many decades to fight the climate crisis. we re confident that as secretary kerry looks at the information, as he delivers speech likes that on the world state that he will have no choice but to find that this pipeline is not in our national interest, it s all risk, no reward. he has some other speeches planned. i don t know how he could be that forceful and showing leadership on climate change and then get ahold of the president and say you know what? i think we have to build this pipeline because of diplomatic interests or whatever it might be. the state department final environmental impact study on the pipeline project said that it does not significantly alter the level of greenhouse gas emissions. does that give secretary of state john kerry an opening to go ahead and approve the pipeline? that s a good question. secretary kerry actually has all of the informat
report mean work can finally get started on the pipeline to bring oil to the u.s. from canada? let s ask peter doocy live in washington with the latest on this. it is ultimately going to be up to president owe bammo to decide whether or not to build the keystone xl pipeline which would transport 830,000 barrels of crude oil a day out of canada and montana. the state department s environmental study found building this pipeline is not going to harm the environment any more than if it s not built. they say that oil is going to be transported out one way or the other, maybe even by trains and trucks. this is one pipeline project. canada is certainly not going to be leaving their greatest valued resource in the ground. so far the white house won t say when president obama plans to give the project a thumb s up or a thumb s down. these issues are complex.
of the keystone pipeline. the reviews saying there won t be any major environmental worries with its construction, but environmentalists say they are not backing down from their fight to block the project, which would bring oil to the u.s. from canada. now, it s just, it just needs president obama s approval. peter is live in washington with the latest. the main reason the state department doesn t believe building the keystone xl pipeline is going to accelerate climate change is because their research shows that crude oil in canada is going to be produced whether that pipeline is built or not and there s a possibility that if it is not built, oil in canada is going to be shipped out by train. this is one pipeline project and canada s certainly not going to be leaving their greatest valued resource in the ground. in the end, it is president obama who has the power to give the keystone xl pipeline a final thumb s up or down, but the