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| English: This map shows the extent of the oil sands in Alberta, Canada. The three oil sand deposits are known as the Athabasca Oil Sands, the Cold Lake Oil Sands, and the Peace River Oil Sands. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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| Keystone XL demonstration, White House,8-23-2011 Photo Credit: Josh Lopez (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
From Denny: Sadly, Susan Rice is not winning friends on either side of the political aisle the past week. The GOP has tried to hang the ambassador killing in Libya on her though it isn't sticking because she had nothing to do with it.
Now progressives are unhappy with her. Why? Because of her strong ties to the $7 billion XL Pipeline project to deliver filthy oil tar sands clear across America to the Texas oil refineries. That mega-project tunnels under a precious underground aquifer - the only fresh water source for up to half of the entire country.
Turns out Amb. Rice owns a huge amount of stock in TransCanada Corp. - up to $600,000. She also has millions of dollars of stock in other energy companies that invest in oil tar sands like Royal Dutch Shell and Suncor.
Then there are the investments in the Canadian banks that provide loans for these energy company projects. Think someone has a vested interest in making her Sec. of State?
Why is this a big deal? Well, for one thing, it's about ethics. If she was ethical she would have sold off those stocks before attempting to be nominated for the Secretary of State position and stirring up all this controversy.
Keeping those stocks sure looks like an unwise bungling politician at best that disqualifies her as competent for the State position. At worst she looks like a greedy manipulator.
Why does she look greedy and manipulative? Here's how it looks: TransCanada and the other energy companies gave her those stocks in exchange for getting the billion dollar XL Pipeline the green light.
What would she have to do with getting the final OK?
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