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Biden’s Empty Environmentalism Shutting down the Keystone XL pipeline shows the new president’s preference for symbolism over substance on environmental policy.
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For at least the past two decades, the American environmentalist movement has been split into two camps. On one side, less conspicuous, are the conservationists dedicated to working with public and private actors to keep our air and water clean, preserve America’s natural beauty, and advance common-sense solutions to pressing issues like climate change. On the louder and more flamboyant side are the progressive activists, who prioritize heated rhetoric, symbolic measures, and political purity tests over practical solutions.
The newly introduced legislation declares that Keystone XL does not need a Presidential permit.
U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) reported Tuesday that he has introduced legislation authorizing construction and operation of TC Energy’s Keystone XL Pipeline.
Co-sponsored by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca.), Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), and 83 other Republican House members, the legislation declares that Keystone XL does not require a Presidential permit – a response to President Biden’s recent revocation of the project’s critical border-crossing permit.
At press time, there were no Democratic co-sponsors.
“President Biden’s decision to revoke the Keystone XL Pipeline permit is an attack on the way of life for thousands of people who rely on energy production to feed their families,” remarked Armstrong in a written statement. “We must do everything we can to see this terrible decision reversed and fight for energy policies that help move North Dakota
energy independence - you know, in the spirit of Make America Great Again - but
it generated thousands of good-paying jobs both in the U.S. and Canada. The massive project, which would have transported
more than 800,000 barrels [130,000 m3] of heavy crude per day from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast, was one of Donald Trump s signature economic projects.
Biden argued against construction of Keystone XL, saying its significance.for our energy security and economy is limited. Thus, it is important for the U.S. to prioritize the development of a clean energy economy, which will in turn create good jobs. This begs the question:
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Fox News contributor Newt Gingrich reacts to President Biden following up his inaugural call for unity with left-wing decisive actions.
There seems to be a continued, deep split between the message of unity the President Joe Biden administration would like us to hear – and what its actions are communicating.
Again, President Biden’s inaugural address was great. It hit the right themes of bringing people together as Americans. But he promptly walked up to the White House and created dissonance with his first volley of clearly partisan left-wing executive orders.
Much of his first week has been filled with the consequences of these divisive orders.