"Breaking up the pipeline in this way is quite simply TransCanada's latest end run around the State Department's formal review process."
"President Obama's support for the southern leg isn't a surprise -- he specifically mentioned this project as he was rejecting the full pipeline last month based on insufficient time to conduct a thorough review."
"But it is deeply disappointing that, just a month later, he would signal a willingness to backtrack on even that minimal condition, saying he would 'take every step possible to expedite the necessary federal permits.'"
"The southern portion of Keystone XL carries the same risks of oil spills on American water and soil, and brings the tar sands carbon bomb one big step closer to being unleashed across the world. President Obama must insure that the Department of Transportation and the Army Corps of Engineers do not cut any corners in evaluating this project, and consider it's full impacts on the climate."