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Originally Posted by AFireInside
I'm in favour of the pipeline, and pipelines in general, especially when it just make more sense to move product that way.
I just think it's overly simplistic to say this Biden trying to screw Canada. This has been in the approval process for years. There's obviously way more to it than simply, "screw Canada".
As for the Judge in Montana, he's not an activist judge because he ruled against the pipeline. He's ruled in favour of Trump on projects as well. Just because he ruled against this specific aspect doesn't make him an activist. Just taking a quick look, he ruled in favour of Trump reversing an Obama policy on coal. He rejected a bid by tribes, to undo the Trump administration's decision to end a temporary coal leasing moratorium on public lands. He said they had complied with his previous order to analyze the impacts of reversing an Obama ban on coal leasing on public lands.
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I don't think he's doing it because he hates Canada, it's out of pandering to an environmental base or pure ignorance of the situation. But it's effectively a screw you. I don't wanna argue about the judge but he's had two unprecedented rulings against KXL in a row. He also has another one against oil and gas in montana. I guess he likes coal better.
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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
It sucks that Biden is going to axe KXL, but if you gave me the choice between cancelling KXL or another four years of Trump in the White House, I'm sorry but I choose cancelling the pipeline.
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Certainly a lot of people feel that way. I find it funny though how that sanguinity rarely extends into the real-world effects of this cancellation. Not sure if you live in Alberta but I guess the next time you want to get upset about future public budgeting or tax increases you can comfort yourself with the knowledge that it was worth it just to get Trump out of office in a foreign country.