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In reply to the discussion: Trans Canada to file $15 Billion NAFTA claim against US for Keystone XL rejection. [View all]karynnj
(59,503 posts)took a microeconomics course would ever agree to.
Note this study was put out when HRC was SoS and it was concluded in her final months -- but she argued that the review should be done by her successor. Clearly, HRC did not want it under her signature. John Kerry had a long history as an environmentalist and had voted against Keystone. He initiated a VERY long process to get comments on the report and had it reviewed by all relevant departments.
His conclusion last year was to reject it. (This was after Trudeau was elected and after the company asked the US to suspend action -- likely because they saw the writing on the wall. ) Part of the reason given was that they could not lead on climate change if they approved it. This was a big deal as Kerry played a very significant role in the historical Paris agreement ... and had more quietly played a big role in the 2007 Bali agreement where (in Congressional committees) he was thanked by the Bush administration.
However, the rejection also leaned on the rejection of Keystone by all the other departments.