Former Clinton and Bush Cabinet Members, Now Oil and Gas Lobbyists, Expect Keystone XL Green Light

Steve Horn at Firedoglake ..

The Tar Sands Blockade of TransCanada Corporation’s “Keystone XL South” continues in Texas, but former members of the Clinton and George W. Bush cabinets believe the northern half will soon be green-lighted by President Barack Obama. In a Nov. 13 conference call led by the Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), an oil and gas industry front group, CEA Counsel [and former Clinton-ite] John Northington said he believes a “Keystone XL North” rubber stamp is in the works by the Obama Administration. “I think the Keystone will be approved in fairly short order by the administration,” Northington said on the call

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