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Energy plays key role in Obama's State of the Union
For the third year in a row energy played a central role in President Obama's State of the Union address, with the president leaning hard this year on the twin themes of increased domestic oil and gas production and the need to invest more in renewable sources.

Jobs? What jobs?
Instructed by Congress last month to approve or reject the Keystone XL pipeline, which would send Canadian oil to refineries in Texas, President Obama on Wednesday rejected the private-sector project and the thousands of jobs that come with it. The president's own Council on Jobs and Competitiveness issued a "Road Map to Renewal" the day before, recommending the United States build more fuel pipelines as a key component of our economic recovery.

What America is Thinking on Energy Issues - 70 percent of voters favor more oil and natural gas development
Washington, D.C., January 18, 20. Seventy percent of American voters favor increased access to U.S. oil and natural gas resources, and similar numbers believe more oil and natural gas development would provide major benefits to the nation, including more U.S. jobs, according to a new poll released today.

Keystone XL oil pipeline battle has only just begun
When it comes to the fate of the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline, proponents and foes agree that the fight did not end with President Obama's decision Wednesday to reject the pipeline's permit application. The question is how the battle will be waged in the months to come.

Obama administration to reject Keystone pipeline
The Obama administration will announce this afternoon it is rejecting a Canadian firm's application for a permit to build and operate a massive oil pipeline across the U.S. Canada border, according to sources who have been briefed on the matter.

Obama administration to deny Keystone XL oil pipeline permit
The Obama administration has decided that it will not issue a permit before Feb. 21 for the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, according to people with knowledge of the decision.

Republicans push plan to force Keystone XL decision
Senate Republicans are pushing legislation that would force the Obama administration to decide whether to permit the controversial Keystone XL pipeline within two months if passed.

TransCanada Pipeline Bill Would Force U.S. Permit Within 60 Days
Senate Republicans introduced a bill that would require the Secretary of State to issue a U.S. permit for the Keystone XL pipeline within 60 days. This still "provides adequate time for Nebraska to shift the route of the pipeline" while allowing construction to begin elsewhere.

Pipeline tied to our security,success
Veterans Day is a time for Americans to thank veterans for their willingness to serve and sacrifice. I will remember Veterans Day 2011 as a day when we witnessed a lack of courage on the part of our president to protect our nation's economic and national security. Headlines were dominated by the administration's decision to delay the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Keystone Pipeline Will Be Rerouted
At a special session of the Nebraska Legislature, a state senator announced Monday that TransCanada had agreed to adjust its intended route of the Keystone XL oil pipeline to avoid the environmentally sensitive Sand Hills region of the state.

Obama punts Keystone XL pipeline
The State Department on Thursday announced that it's punting a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline until at least the first quarter of 2013. House Speaker John Boehner responded: "More than 20,000 new American jobs have just been sacrificed in the name of political expediency".

Survey: 79 percent of voters want more oil from Canada
79 percent of registered voters said they would like to see America import more of the oil it needs from Canada, "rather than other foreign countries...if America continues to need to import some oil to meet our energy needs."

Oil's new world order
For more than five decades, the world's oil map has centered on the Middle East. No matter what new energy resources were discovered and developed elsewhere, virtually all forecasts indicated that U.S. reliance on Mideast oil supplies was destined to grow. This seemingly irreversible reality has shaped not only U.S. energy policy and economic policy, but also geopolitics and the entire global economy.

Tyrus W. Cobb: Let's stop drinking the renewable energy Kool-Aid
Proponents of 'green energy' continue to hype the potential of solar, wind, biomass and other renewable resources as cheap, abundant engines that can efficiently propel economic growth in the state.

Tea Leaves: Yes, Oil Sands
Environmentalists are aghast at the proposed Keystone oil pipeline, but the Obama administration has impeccable (political) reasons to just say yes.

TransCanada says Keystone XL will be safest pipeline in U.S.
TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL Pipeline will be the safest crude oil pipeline built in America, according to officials of the Calgary-based company.

Oil, natural gas power Nevada economy
Oil and natural gas power 43,500 Nevadan jobs, and $6 billion in economic output for the state, according to API economic adviser, Rayola Dougher, at a luncheon with Congressman Joe Heck (R-NV).

Keystone XL Pipeline Video
Learn more about the value of the Keystone XL Pipeline and how to submit Public Comments to the State Department to move the approval process forward!

Can We Do Without the Mideast?
Imagine a foreign policy version of the movie "Groundhog Day," with Bill Murray playing the president of the United States. The alarm clock rings. Political mayhem is again shaking the Middle East, crude oil and gasoline prices are climbing, and an economic recovery is under threat. Is this what we are facing once again?

EPA Again Delays Tighter Ozone Restrictions until July 2011
The EPA announced that it will wait until July to set new limits on ground-level ozone, delaying a final decision for the third time in a year of tge potentially costly environmental rule.