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The US has officially rejected the controversial Keystone XL pipeline proposal Wednesday. The US state department turned down the project for the 1,600-mile (2,700km) crude oil pipeline, saying it did not have enough time to appraise it.
President Barack Obama said he was upset that the deadline set by Republicans in Congress had led to project’s rejection by the state department, way before it could be completely studied.
President Obama said: “This announcement is not a judgment on the merits of the pipeline, but the arbitrary nature of a deadline that prevented the state department from gathering the information necessary to approve the project and protect the American people.”
Moreover, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has conveyed his profound disappointment to Obama.
“This is not the end of the fight. Republicans in Congress will continue to push this because it’s good for our country and it’s good for our economy and it’s good for the American people,” said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio
Earlier Wednesday, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said the Canadian government fully supports Keystone XL and is awaiting an official announcement from the U.S.
Baird said: “It’s a challenging political hot potato south of the border, but obviously we were very disappointed with the decision in December [to delay approval]. I probably should hold off [on commenting] until we have anything formal.”
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