{"id":60354,"date":"2021-11-08T16:12:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T21:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=60354"},"modified":"2021-11-08T16:12:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T21:12:39","slug":"biden-targets-another-us-pipeline-for-shutdown-after-begging-saudis-for-more-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=60354","title":{"rendered":"Biden Targets Another US Pipeline For Shutdown After &#8216;Begging&#8217; Saudis For More Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"ArticleFull_header__11o5_\">\n<h3 class=\"ArticleFull_title__2cUI6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mike.stasse\/posts\/10159450792998334?comment_id=10159452679058334&amp;notif_id=1636404485282005&amp;notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&amp;ref=notif\">Biden Targets Another US Pipeline For Shutdown After &#8216;Begging&#8217; Saudis For More Oil<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_mainContent__38L44\">\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__2clki NodeBody_container__1M6aJ\">\n<p>Despite\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/new-poll-suggests-gop-victory-2022-biden-approval-sinks-38-while-kamalas-even-worse?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29\">approval ratings<\/a>\u00a0in the toilet, President Biden and his administration are reportedly exploring the closure of\u00a0<strong>yet another pipeline\u00a0<\/strong>in a bid to shift the US away from fossil fuels and appease environmental activists.<\/p>\n<p>The move &#8211; shutting down the Line 5 pipeline which links Superior, WI to Sarnia, Ontario, would cost\u00a0<strong>tens of thousands of US jobs<\/strong>, billions of dollars in economic activity, and further exacerbate energy shortages and price increases hitting lower-income Americans the hardest, according to a Thursday letter from 13 House Republicans led by Rep. Bob Latta<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img inline-images image-style-inline-images\" role=\"group\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/l5.JPG?itok=SXHpQFVI\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"88efd53f-d32d-455a-ba15-86525d7d58f5\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><figcaption><em>Via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10176399\/Biden-administration-considering-shutting-pipeline.html\">Daily Mail<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_placement__1I4yb Advert_align__N0_fw\">\n<aside id=\"in-content-video\" class=\"Advert_verticallySpaced__wnPy3\" data-google-query-id=\"CJfriPLWifQCFdeLWgUdTnwAMQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21841313772,21778456762\/zerohedge\/in_content_video_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the letter, the closure would affect workers across &#8220;Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and the region,&#8221; and would place the environment at greater risk &#8220;due to additional trucks operating on roadways carrying hazardous materials.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Line 5 is part of a network of oil pipes which move approximately\u00a0<strong>540,000 barrels per day<\/strong>\u00a0from western Canada to Escanaba, Michigan.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;Furthermore, as we enter the winter months and temperatures drop across the Midwest, the termination of Line 5 will undoubtedly further exacerbate shortages and price increases in home heating fuels like natural gas and propane at a time when Americans are already facing rapidly rising energy prices, steep home heating costs, global supply shortages, and skyrocketing gas prices.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1457787798119878660&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fenergy%2Fbiden-targets-another-us-pipeline-shutdown-after-begging-saudis-more-oil&amp;sessionId=7fe6bc3489d36b9faeb4231f478f6895ec5fcffe&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=f001879%3A1634581029404&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1457787798119878660\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This comes\u00a0<strong>less than two weeks after the White House\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/energy\/white-house-begs-opec-increase-oil-production-again-amid-supply-issues-soaring-energy-prices\">begged OPEC<\/a>\u00a0to increase oil production<\/strong>\u00a0amid &#8216;supply issues&#8217; and soaring energy prices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/ucb.JPG?itok=LZgXzwLm\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/ucb.JPG?itok=LZgXzwLm\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/ucb.JPG?itok=LZgXzwLm\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"148\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"90118288-2db5-43b8-9b4f-504b3c51c91d\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It also comes after a weekend which started out with US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm scoffing at the notion of increasing domestic oil production&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_placement__1I4yb Advert_align__N0_fw\">\n<aside id=\"in-content-1\" class=\"Advert_centered__2tRj9 Advert_verticallySpaced__wnPy3\" data-google-query-id=\"COW19fPWifQCFcrahgodfLMLhw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21841313772,21778456762\/zerohedge\/in_content_1_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21841313772,21778456762\/zerohedge\/in_content_1_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21841313772,21778456762\/zerohedge\/in_content_1_0\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1456595106480508928&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fenergy%2Fbiden-targets-another-us-pipeline-shutdown-after-begging-saudis-more-oil&amp;sessionId=7fe6bc3489d36b9faeb4231f478f6895ec5fcffe&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=f001879%3A1634581029404&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1456595106480508928\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;and ended on Sunday with her\u00a0<strong>warning that Americans should\u00a0<em>expect to pay higher costs to heat their homes this winter<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<\/em>telling\u00a0<em>CNN<\/em>&#8216;s &#8220;State of the Union&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden Targets Another US Pipeline For Shutdown After &#8216;Begging&#8217; Saudis For More Oil Despite\u00a0approval ratings\u00a0in the toilet, President Biden and his administration are reportedly exploring the closure of\u00a0yet another pipeline\u00a0in a bid to shift the US away from fossil fuels and appease environmental activists. 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