{"id":986970,"date":"2021-11-08T21:44:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T02:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=986970"},"modified":"2021-11-08T21:44:33","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T02:44:33","slug":"biden-admin-admits-it-is-considering-shutting-down-another-pipeline-as-fuel-prices-skyrocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-admits-it-is-considering-shutting-down-another-pipeline-as-fuel-prices-skyrocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin Admits It Is Considering Shutting Down Another Pipeline As Fuel Prices Skyrocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-admits-it-is-considering-shutting-down-another-pipeline-as-fuel-prices-skyrocket%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=986970&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Biden administration confirmed on Monday that it is considering shutting down an oil pipeline in Michigan as fuel prices skyrocket across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRevoking the permits for the [Line 5] pipeline that delivers oil from western Canada across Wisconsin, the Great Lakes and Michigan and into Ontario, would please environmentalists who have urged the White House to block fossil fuel infrastructure, but it would aggravate a rift with Canada and could exacerbate a spike in energy prices that Republicans are already using as a political weapon,\u201d Politico Pro&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/subscriber.politicopro.com\/ARTICLE\/2021\/11\/WHITE-HOUSE-WEIGHS-EFFECTS-OF-SHUTTING-MICHIGAN-OIL-PIPELINE-2094614\">reported<\/a> last week. \u201cKilling a pipeline while U.S. gasoline prices are the highest in years could be political poison for Biden, who has seen his approval rating crash in recent months.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy brought up the matter on Monday to White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, asking, \u201cwhy is the administration now considering shutting down the Line 5 pipeline from Canada to Michigan?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, Peter, that is inaccurate,\u201d she claimed. \u201cThat is not right. So, any reporting indicating that some decision has been made, again, is not accurate. \u2026 So, again, I would \u2014 it is inaccurate what you just stated, but \u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s inaccurate?\u201d Doocy asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reporting about us wanting to shut down the Line 5,\u201d Jean-Pierre responded.<\/p>\n<p>Jean-Pierre then admitted that the administration was, in fact, studying the effects of shutting down the pipeline, saying, \u201cYes, we are. We are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DOOCY: &#8220;Is the administration studying the impact of shutting down the Line 5?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>JEAN-PIERRE: &#8220;Yes we are.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V5XKhgcmAJ\">pic.twitter.com\/V5XKhgcmAJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Townhall.com (@townhallcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/townhallcom\/status\/1457800385410699265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TRANSCRIPT PROVIDED VIA THE WHITE HOUSE:<\/p>\n<p><em>REPORTER: The Energy Secretary says, about the cost of Americans heating their homes in the winter, \u201cIt will be more expensive this year than last year.\u201d&nbsp; So, why is the administration now considering shutting down the Line 5 pipeline from Canada to Michigan?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY:&nbsp; So, Peter, that is inaccurate.&nbsp; That is not com- \u2014 that is not right.&nbsp; So, any reporting indicating that some decision has been made, again, is not accurate.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But what I will say is \u2014 I\u2019ll lay this out for you for a little bit here: Where we are at \u2014 where we are is \u2014 with this is that Canada has decided to invoke, dispute resolution provisions of the 1977 Transit Pipelines treaty.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We expect that both the U.S. and Canada will engage constructively in those negotiations.&nbsp; In addition to being one of the closest allies, Canada remains<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration confirmed on Monday that it is considering shutting down an oil pipeline in Michigan as fuel prices skyrocket across the country.\u201cRevoking the permits for the [Line 5] pipeline that delivers oil from western Canada across Wisconsin, the Great Lakes and Michigan and into Ontario, would please environmentalists who have urged the White House to block fossil fuel infrastructure, but it would aggravate a rift with Canada and could exacerbate a spike in energy prices that Republicans are already using as a political weapon,\u201d Politico Pro\u00a0reported last week. \u201cKilling a pipeline while U.S. gasoline prices are the highest in years could be political poison for Biden, who has seen his approval rating crash in recent months.\u201dFox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy brought up the matter on Monday to White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, asking, \u201cwhy is the administration now considering shutting down the Line 5 pipeline from Canada to Michigan?\u201d\u201cSo, Peter, that is inaccurate,\u201d she claimed. \u201cThat is not right. So, any reporting indicating that some decision has been made, again, is not accurate. \u2026 So, again, I would \u2014 it is inaccurate what you just stated, but \u2014\u201d\u201cWhat\u2019s inaccurate?\u201d Doocy asked.\u201cThe reporting about us wanting to shut down the Line 5,\u201d Jean-Pierre responded.Jean-Pierre then admitted that the administration was, in fact, studying the effects of shutting down the pipeline, saying, \u201cYes, we are. We are.\u201dWATCH:DOOCY: &#8220;Is the administration studying the impact of shutting down the Line 5?&#8221;JEAN-PIERRE: &#8220;Yes we are.&#8221; pic.twitter.com\/V5XKhgcmAJ\u2014 Townhall.com (@townhallcom) November 8, 2021TRANSCRIPT PROVIDED VIA THE WHITE HOUSE:REPORTER: The Energy Secretary says, about the cost of Americans heating their homes in the winter, \u201cIt will be more expensive this year than last year.\u201d\u00a0 So, why is the administration now considering shutting down the Line 5 pipeline from Canada to Michigan?KARINE JEAN-PIERRE, DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY:\u00a0 So, Peter, that is inaccurate.\u00a0 That is not com- \u2014 that is not right.\u00a0 So, any reporting indicating that some decision has been made, again, is not accurate.\u00a0But what I will say is \u2014 I\u2019ll lay this out for you for a little bit here: Where we are at \u2014 where we are is \u2014 with this is that Canada has decided to invoke, dispute resolution provisions of the 1977 Transit Pipelines treaty.\u00a0We expect that both the U.S. and Canada will engage constructively in those negotiations.\u00a0 In addition to being one of the closest allies, Canada remains a key U.S. partner in energy trade, as well as efforts to address climate change and protect the environment.\u00a0I will also add this, too: is that the current \u2014 the current Line 5 pipeline is subject to litigation between Enbridge and the state of Michigan.\u00a0So, again, I would \u2014 it is inaccurate what you just stated, but \u2014REPORTER: What\u2019s inaccurate?JEAN-PIERRE:\u00a0 The reporting.\u00a0 The reporting about us wanting to shut down the Line 5.REPORTER: I didn\u2019t say \u201cwanting.\u201d\u00a0 I said, is it being studied right now?\u00a0 Is the administration studying the impact of shutting down \u2014JEAN-PIERRE:\u00a0 Yeah.REPORTER: \u2014 the Line 5?JEAN-PIERRE:\u00a0 Yes, we are.\u00a0 We are.\u00a0 That \u2014REPORTER: So then what\u2019s inaccurate?JEAN-PIERRE:\u00a0 Well, I thought you were saying that we were going to shut it down.REPORTER: No.JEAN-PIERRE:\u00a0 But that is \u2014 that is not inaccurate.REPORTER: Just asking.JEAN-PIERRE:\u00a0 Okay.\u00a0 Great.\u00a0 Great, great, great.\u00a0 But the Army Corps of Engineers is preparing an environmental impact to look through this.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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