Obama’s Energy Policies: Devotion To Abdullah And Derision Of
Alberta  Oilfield - pipe line  President Barack Obama’s final
decision on the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline does not
depend on what American greens preach but on what the King of
Saudi Arabia orders. It seems the final decree from the oil
kingpin has not yet been handed down, although it may be
received by Obama when he travels to Saudi Arabia next month.
This will be Obama’s second state visit to see King Abdullah.
The king may refuse to allow Obama to sign off on the landmark
Keystone XL pipeline deal with Canada, America’s closest ally
and largest trading partner.  On paper and before the
consideration of politics, the passage of the Keystone XL
pipeline is a no-brainer — even for Obama, the man who can make
it happen with the stroke of a pen. The President’s own State
Department has told him five times that he should sign it into
law because the pipeline will not have an egregious impact on
the environment and it will give America great