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Cassiopeia

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31. They wouldn't even build this pipeline at today's oil prices anyway.

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Wed Jan 6, 2016, 09:35 PM

Jan 2016

Corporate greed pure and simple.

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Trans Canada to file $15 Billion NAFTA claim against US for Keystone XL rejection. [View all] pa28 Jan 2016 OP

A perfect example. (nt) enough Jan 2016 #1

And they'll be laughed out of court. floriduck Jan 2016 #3

That is why they have Investor Dispute Resolution pannels. Judged by Corporate lawyers Vincardog Jan 2016 #8

What a delightful notion. (nt) enough Jan 2016 #41

Even if this fails, these cases end up inhibiting the government from cali Jan 2016 #2

Thanks Bill! fleur-de-lisa Jan 2016 #4

Given the State Departments report SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #5

Looks that way. Or at least enough to force a settlement. pa28 Jan 2016 #12

Thank HRC's staff for that -- they put out the study with the guideline that the actual carbon of karynnj Jan 2016 #13

I could be wrong SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #15

True -- however, if you considered that MORE of the tar sands oil would be extracted karynnj Jan 2016 #16

But the report that he said he would rely on SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #17

Because the report was rigged from the beginning by that assumption that no one who ever karynnj Jan 2016 #22

In other words SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #23

I assume that Obama might have approved it had the Secretary of Stare recommended karynnj Jan 2016 #24

Another example of the "pretend Culture" in the Conservative reality. glinda Jan 2016 #6

I had high hopes for Justin Trudeau DonCoquixote Jan 2016 #7

Harper was threatening this particular result if Keystone was rejected. pa28 Jan 2016 #10

and if he does remain silent DonCoquixote Jan 2016 #11

Trudeau was/is for the pipeline. Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2016 #20

Trudeau wants the pipeline Recursion Jan 2016 #38

Good luck with that TransCanada. Unless the US treated you differently because of your nationality pampango Jan 2016 #9

1) This is happening with or without the TPP passing; 2) "arbitrary and unjustified" geek tragedy Jan 2016 #14

That case is from a UN body not the NAFTA treaty former9thward Jan 2016 #18

Your first point is true, however the idea behind my OP was TPP will open the door wider. pa28 Jan 2016 #19

That isn't enough for them to prevail. Not nearly enough. geek tragedy Jan 2016 #27

worth a shot i guess, for 2.9 billion! Takket Jan 2016 #21

They'll win and shove the keystone pipeline right up our asses. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2016 #29

Exactly. They ram TPP and NAFTA through, and thereafter pretend they are victims of it. It's all GoneFishin Jan 2016 #37

ISDS can't force policy changes, just fines (nt) Recursion Jan 2016 #39

They're seeking $15 billion, not $2.9 billion n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2016 #30

HUGE K & R !!! - More On NAFTA's Chapter 11 From Bill Moyers: WillyT Jan 2016 #25

Thank you very much for the Moyers link. pa28 Jan 2016 #33

You Are Quite Welcome !!! WillyT Jan 2016 #35

So this was their play. blackspade Jan 2016 #26

Yes they did, so you would think so... Luciferous Jan 2016 #36

NAFTA, GATT, WIPO, WTO, TPP. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2016 #28

They wouldn't even build this pipeline at today's oil prices anyway. Cassiopeia Jan 2016 #31

You've gotten to the real truth of the matter there. pa28 Jan 2016 #32

My opinion was always that rejecting Keystone XL was just play acting because a complaint would GoneFishin Jan 2016 #34

The TPP included tax legislation now? Recursion Jan 2016 #40

Yeah. Funny. GoneFishin Jan 2016 #42