Statement by the President on the Keystone XL Pipeline

<> Statement by the President on the Keystone XL Pipeline - [As Friday's WIMS Environmental HotSheet was being sent, President Obama was announcing that the State Department had determined that the Keystone XL Pipeline would not serve the national interest of the United States.]  Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Determination - 11/6/15. John Kerry, Secretary of State: "After a thorough review of the record, including extensive analysis conducted by the State Department, I have determined that the national interest of the United States would be best served by denying TransCanada a presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline" -- President Obama agrees with this determination and the eight federal agencies consulted under Executive Order 13337 have accepted it. State Department: Background Briefing on the Keystone XL Pipeline Record of Decision and National Interest Determination - The 32-page, Department of State, Record of Decision signed by John Kerry on November 3. Department of State Keystone XL Pipeline Application Website Citing Climate Change, Obama Rejects Construction of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline