Keystone Cops

From Fox News

Further, Obama weighed in for the first time in months on the contentious issue of the proposed Canada-to-Texas Keystone pipeline. As the State Department reviews the stalled project, Obama said it should only be approved if it doesn't significantly boost emissions.

"Our national interest will be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution," he said. "The net effects of the pipeline's impact on our climate will be absolutely critical to determining whether this project is allowed to go forward."

President Obama revealed his latest end run around the do-nothing Congress. Frankly, while I may not agree with him, I can understand his frustration. This one had to do with "climate change" (formerly known as "global worming") and new regulations for the operations of coal fired power plants. The president also touched on the Keystone Pipeline (see above). I'm trying to figure how a pipeline impacts climate since nothing comes out of the pipeline and goes into the atmosphere. How can a pipeline in and of itself "significantly boost emissions"?

Frankly, I think what is being emitted here is a lot of hot air from environmental groups (particularly the Sierra Club), who will apparently stop at nothing to derail the Keystone project. Never mind the positive economic impact the pipeline would have in terms of job creation, the environmentalists have continued to take the my way or the highway position. No, they want more Solyndras and inefficient wind farms.