Meanwhile, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, her top rival for the Democratic nomination, regularly brings up his steadfast opposition to the pipeline when asked to elucidate differences between himself and Clinton. At no point did she take a position, however. She did not provide a specific time-frame, nor did she hint at what her stance might be. “I can’t wait too much longer. I’m going to tell you what I think soon, because I can’t wait”, Clinton told a town hall-style campaign event in New Hampshire.
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Hillary Clinton scolded progressive activists protesting her event on Friday, telling them to “just sit down” because they were blocking peoples’ view of the stage.
Clinton has repeatedly been asked about Keystone on the campaign trail but has never answered directly. She explained her rationale for holding off, saying she didn’t want to “second-guess” Obama. The former secretary of state described her proposal as a pragmatic approach to a thorny issue.
In Concord, about a month and a half after the exchange with Blodgett, Clinton expressed new concern with the hold-up.
The Department of Energy reports the Keystone XL pipeline could transport as much as 800,000 barrels of oil per day, which is about half of what the USA imports from the Middle East. Estimates show the project could create as many as 42,100 jobs and $2 billion in earnings. As she rolled out the first round of her climate change proposals in July, she said that she would “refrain from commenting [on Keystone] because I had a leading role in getting that process started and we have to let it run its course“.
API Downstream Operations Senior Manager, Refining and Oil Sands Cindy Schild outlined the poll results for reporters: “As we mark seven years since the initial permit application was filed for the Keystone pipeline, 67% of American voters said failure to act on KXL has hurt the economy and energy security”.
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The author questions the degree eminent domain should be used as it relates to the need to move critical commodities through infrastructure projects like pipelines.
