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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
Wed Jan 18, 2012, 10:16 PM Jan 2012

President Obama Stands Up to Big Oil, by Robert Redford ‘environmental activist’

President Obama Stands Up to Big Oil, by Robert Redford ‘environmental activist’

Let's face it: Big Oil is used to getting its way. But not today... and we have President Obama to thank for standing up to them in spite of the political risk.

President Obama has just rejected a permit for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline -- a project that promised riches for the oil giants and an environmental disaster for the rest of us.

His decision represents a victory of historic proportions for people from throughout the pipeline path and all across America who have waged an uphill, years-long fight against one of the most nightmarish fossil fuel projects of our time.

But make no mistake: Big Oil is going to fight back hard and fast.

SNIP

Full article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-redford/keystone-pipeline-obama-administration_b_1214158.html



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President Obama Stands Up to Big Oil, by Robert Redford ‘environmental activist’ (Original Post) Tx4obama Jan 2012 OP
Kudos to President Obama for standing up for the people and not big oil!! TfG Jan 2012 #1
He rejected this, knowing Big Oil will retaliate BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #2
Why are we selling so much refined product Blacksheep214 Jan 2012 #3
Why have you placed quotes around environmental activist seeming 1monster Jan 2012 #4
The quotes looked better than an extra comma Tx4obama Jan 2012 #7
Okay. Not to be a grammar cop, just a suggestion, parenthesizes work great, since 1monster Jan 2012 #8
Crap. Hawkowl Jan 2012 #5
Did the Gulf go down Cherchez la Femme Jan 2012 #6
Big K & R ihavenobias Jan 2012 #9

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
2. He rejected this, knowing Big Oil will retaliate
Wed Jan 18, 2012, 11:03 PM
Jan 2012

They said so right to his face.

That is courageous; he's doing the right thing. We should have his back. I hope we can strongly counter the avalanche of lies the repukes and Big Oil will truck out against him.

I don't know what they will do, but he deserves support. They won't be playing around.

 

Blacksheep214

(877 posts)
3. Why are we selling so much refined product
Wed Jan 18, 2012, 11:36 PM
Jan 2012

unless someone is bullshitting us?

Jobs will come from replacing old tech, not continuing in the inefficient old ways.

Ask the rust belt industries Reagan let die. Right big steel?

1monster

(11,012 posts)
4. Why have you placed quotes around environmental activist seeming
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 07:05 AM
Jan 2012

to indicate Redford is a fraud? He has been advocating for better environmental practices for decades.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
7. The quotes looked better than an extra comma
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 07:16 PM
Jan 2012

It had nothing to do with anyone being a fraud.

I wanted to highlight the fact that he is an environmental activist - not only an actor and director

1monster

(11,012 posts)
8. Okay. Not to be a grammar cop, just a suggestion, parenthesizes work great, since
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 08:37 PM
Jan 2012

the term for commaed off words or phrases are called parentheticals.

ihavenobias

(13,532 posts)
9. Big K & R
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 08:57 PM
Jan 2012

I love having the opportunity to praise President Obama for fighting hard - in this case he fought hard AND won which is even better.

Here's to hoping I have many more of these opportunities in the coming years.

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