Obama Punts, Delays Pipeline Decision

By: Nick Ottens (Diary)  |  November 10th at 02:27 PM  | 

So this is leadership. Reuters reports that President Barack Obama plans to announce on Thursday that his administration will explore an alternative route for a Canada-Texas oil pipeline, delaying final approval until after the 2012 presidential election. The $7 billion Keystone XL project is designed to carry oil—the equivalent of more than a million barrels of oil per day—from tar fields in Alberta to refineries | Read More »

If Only American Media Were More Like Canada’s

By: Nick Ottens (Diary)  |  March 2nd at 12:31 PM  | 

Canadian legislators recently ruled against repealing a decade old law that prevents broadcasters from supplying “false or misleading” information. According to The Huffington Post, it’s a victory for “fans of enlightenment, democracy and justice” who can take comfort knowing that “Fox News will not be moving into Canada after all!” According to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—who, in the past, has alleged that the United States | Read More »