From The Guardian:
The US Department of the Interior has criticised as "inaccurate" the State Department's draft conclusions that the impact of the Keystone XL pipeline on wildlife would be temporary, and has warned instead that it could have long-term, adversarial effects.
It is the second major government body to publicly criticise State's draft environmental impact statement (DEIS), a much contested document which examines the pipeline's potential impact on the natural environment, endangered species, communities and the economy. The DEIS, published in March, concluded that the project would only have a temporary and indirect impact on wildlife.
A 12-page letter, dated 29 April by the Interior Department's Office of Environmental Protection and Compliance and posted on the department's website on 15 August, warned that some effects of the pipeline on wildlife may be permanent.
http://www.theguardian.com/...
Here is a small excerpt from the Interior Department's letter:
"Given that the project includes not only constructing a pipeline but also related infrastructure, access roads, and power lines and substations, impacts to wildlife are not just related to project construction. Impacts to wildlife from this infrastructure will occur throughout the life of the project (ie: operation and maintenance phases)."
I believe this conclusion from President Obama's OWN Interior Department will become the keystone of his rationale for rejecting the Kexstone XL project.
And the guy in a polar bear costume on Martha's Vineyard probably didn't hurt either! ;)
#NoKXL
#GoodbyeGOP
Read the entire comment from Interior here:
http://www.regulations.gov/...