say no keystone pipeline. say no keystone pipeline. say no keystone pipeline. say no!thank you so much. >> on behalf of canada, i apologize. i'm ashamed of what my country is doing. i'm ashamed we're knocking on your door for oil. i want to stand up here as a canadian and say i'm sorry to the workers in canada and the workers in america have to go home and look their kids in the eye and know they are damaging their future. i want to say yes to jobs that allow americans and canadians to go home and look to their kids in the eye and say, i'm fighting for you. i'm working for you. >> thank you so much. thank you, thank you. moving along. these are for the people fighting in the trenches out there. keep fighting. keep hope alive. we are behind you, barack obama. >> let's keep going. next up, give it up. tom snyder. [applause] >> hi. i'm not the first person expect to be here today. i'm not a college professor. i do not run an environmental organization. for the last 30 years i have been a professional investor i've been looking at billion-dollar investments for decadesand

for protesting the same pipeline. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> back in 2009, musicians and celebrities from around the world released this reworked version ahead of the u.n. climate talks in copenhagen. for those listing on the radio, go to democracynow.org to check out the music video. daryl hannah is an actress and activist, was arrested last year in texas for protesting the keystone xl pipeline. yesterday she joined 47 others, including julian bond, the former chair of the naacp, leading civil-rights activist robert kennedy jr., attorney, michael brune who is the head of the sierra club, in getting arrested once again, this time in front of the white house. daryl hannah welcome back to "democracy now!" why did you get arrested again over this issue? >> unfortunately, this lethal beast does not seem to go away. also, the southern leg of the keystone pipeline is already being put in the ground as we speak, so as i would like to believe what robert kennedy, jr. said and michael brune said about the president's int

there are already so many pipelines in the u.s. and the rate of spills or problems with that is so low. >> well, the reason we have these pipelines is because we've been addicted to fossil fuels for more than a century now we need to turn away from that. we need to begin using less oil. we're using 10% less now than when president obama took office because we're using more renewables. we're more efficient. we need to continue investing and moving in that direction not buiing more infrastructure to support the ruinous fossil fuels of the past that are driving and accelerating this climate disaster. >> woodruff: do you want to respond to that. >> sure. we're using less oil now because we're in a recession. and the hope is, in fact, the number one priority of president obama is that we make an economic recovery and come out of that recession. the notion that we will depend on less efficient forms of energy like solar and wind exclusively or worse yet on energy conservation alone at a time when we're trying to grow ourselves out of a r

pipeline movement accused own protest has really been that all pipelines leak and all the oil peaks i mean there's no way to have a sustainable pipeline and there's no way to have a sustainable energy policy that still fund policies like this and addition to other hot button issues like fracking in mountaintop removal i really reflects the depth and breadth of environmental destruction that's going on right now and the name of energy and so it's up to obama to change course you know a lot of proponents for this for this keystone x.l. pipeline have brought up different things that you know are benefits for the u.s. in the short term it would bring down oil prices right now we are seeing oil prices are gas prices anyway rise a thirteen percent in one month to an average of three dollars and seventy three cents per gallon across the nation they also say it will bring jobs and infrastructure into the u.s. at a much needed time it'll also reduce the reliability of the u.s. on in middle eastern oil expect considering how how turbulent that environment is so is there any reason for environme

pipeline. and what many call the largest climate change protest in u.s. history activists marched around the white house and demanded the president move forward with his clean energy proposals advocates say the pipeline would cause irreparable damage to the environment due to the canadian tar sand sand extraction process now it was only a month ago that president obama promised to be a leader in clean energy and he reiterated that same promise in front of congress just six days ago at the state of the union address so will president obama hold true to his word earlier i was joined by independent journalists well potter i asked him why the pipeline is so controversial in the first place. the controversy with q so the pipeline really reflects a coming together of a lot of issues that have been really central to the environmental movement for years i mean we have issues of corporations claiming you know an eminent domain to go thousands of miles with this pipeline from canada to texas along the way destroying communities destroying the environment threatenin

pipeline a pipeline under construction right now in texas a pipeline that will. accelerate our global descent into another permian extinction and a pipeline that the president can halt construction on today the same president who said last night that we must do something about climate change for the sake of our children he can stop it but instead today he watched as police outside his home arrested patriotic americans who themselves are trying to stop the pipeline dozens of environmental leaders tied themselves to the white house gates in protest of the keystone x.l. pipeline among those arrested were actress and activist daryl hannah and the executive director of the sierra club michael brune it both join me now carol michael pleased to have you with us thanks for joining us darryl what you were on this program a month or so ago when you were arrested with eleanor fairchild down in texas. what what is driving you what's motivating you. i like to live. and i hope that this world will thrive in and they exist beyond my life and that the only way for that really to

some protesting the keystone pipeline and making lower gas prices a pipe >> protesting the pipeline,rted off by police, >>. >> eric: protesting the pipelines, environmentalist raising a stink outside the white house over the keystone pipeline. they wanted the president to deep six the keystone but with gas prices surging 35 cents a gallon, drivers would rather deep six the protests. what do you think? >> daryl hannah, by the way, raising a stink might be a stretch because 48 people joined her in this whatever protest i guess you can call it. here is the thing. they may must not know what the keystone pipeline is. right now we are a dependent on the middle east for a certain portion of the oil that we do consume in this country. eric, if we don't use it it will go someplace else. the smart thing would be to get this done. >> eric: question whether president obama saw supply and demand curve. more supply, pricing down, right? >> pricing down and people's lives improve. daryl hannah has been arrested six times in the last couple years for violating other people's rights. the pipeline vi

and what does it mean for pipelines? the canadian government is anxiously awaiting a decision from the white house on the proposed keystone xl pipeline. it would carry out the oil sands nearly 2,000 miles to refineries on the u.s. gulf coast. the secretary of state john kerry who has long campaigned to cut the greenhouse emissions will ultimately recommend the approval or rejection of the pipeline to the president. but he isn't tipping his hand about where he stands on a project to deliver more of what opponents call canada's dirty oil to the u.s. refineries. >> we have a legitimate process that is under way and i intend to honor that. >> and those pipeline opponents just gathered in washington by the thousands telling the president to reject keystone xl. >> did you let this pipeline goes through, mr. president, the first thing that runs over is the credibility of the president of the united states of america. that's the first thing. [cheering] and what about the president himself? did his recent comments on climate chan

no keystone pipeline. no keystone pipeline. no keystone pipeline. no keystone pipeline. come on. no keystone pipeline. come on. no keystone pipeline. >> oh, yeah. make some noise! "s.o.s." by sting] >> thank year, thank you, thank you. it's a lot will warm. they say where we are right now is at least 30,000 strong. let me say this as we get started. right here, not too far away of the lincoln memorial, dr. king -- 50 years ago -- yes. august 20th, 1963, they marched for jobs and freedom. they marched for equality. they marched so we could come together as black-and-white, brown, yellow, red, male, female, straight, gave we could all come together account as united. united against what appe? this rally it 50 years later is as important of not more important than the rally them. while they were fighting for quality, we're fighting for existence. so that in 2063, but years from now, they will look back door and this rally and they will see you up front, you in the back, you over here. if we succeed, this pipeline does not exist and they will look back and say, thank you. we have com

they're all demanding obama killed the pipeline.he same time the building trades division, powerful unit supporter of the president on a conference call with the american petroleum institute calling on the president to approve the pipeline. you can see how he is stuck between the constituents. sandra: i want to take this out to tyson. i want to use the number from the american petroleum institute, they say the ke keyse type one would create 20,000 u.s. jobs. the labor unions are for it, environmentalists are against it, why are you against it? >> it has nothing to do with approving u.s. national security and nothing to do with lowering energy prices for americans. member, salt process of the pipeline is to divert oil that is currently eating processed in the midwest for domestic consumption to the gulf coast refineries in order to export that product. the largest export in the u.s. economy right now is refined petroleum products. business is booming for the gulf coast refineries but it is increasing energy prices for americans becau

pipeline exist in the united states. there is the pipeline. pipeline to that, and it really is not that much more of --be i can't see that. i actually have very good eyesight. i can't see that. trust me. >> greg: if there is a crisis media says women and minorities hit hardest. storm, or homelessness but never with oil. gas prices hit high, they never say the poor is hit hard. >> dana: it hurts the single mom the most. >> greg: protesters don't care. because they're not poor. they are subsidized by their parents. it's egos. >> dana: we have to go but the chant was president obama, we don't want no climate change drama. that was their line. they need a grammar coach, too. ahead on the five. you have won't want to miss this. there is controversy orve a new tea party character. reviewed by the wwe. greg will tell you all about that. plus, we have to reveal our own wwe character names. what would we call ourselves if we became professional wrestlers? stick around. we'll tell you. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> greg: last week on mop night raw, which i thought was sus

you know out of their seats and do something about it not only that but there's the keystone pipeline right it's a hot issue right now lots of people came out specifically specifically for that and it's something that they know that if they don't act now president obama will you know sign for the expansion of the pipeline and they do not want to see that happen so it will cause some pretty detrimental effects on the environment and the health of the humanity i want to play a clip that you got from rhode island senator sheldon whitehouse who's been at the forefront of this issue about the pipeline for quite a while so let's listen to what he had to say. the state will be. very responsible just a game over for our country on climate and i think also game over secretary kerry and president obama's credibility on this issue too. these big speeches and that the first thing out of the box is the project that it's game over. you know i really like what it does say but you know it certainly is game over because we really expect obama to act i mean here he is he has the oil companies in his po

this pipeline will be directly in the aquifer.t's the largest fresh water source in north america and the sows of all of our agricultural livestock and irrigation water and source of the economy in my state. >> we almost wore the same thing today. i'm glad that didn't happen. you know i think that in speaking to both of you, one of the things, steven, is to talk about what us going on right now with your activism, what kind of, is there anything promising. we see these 53 senators. man, that seems like an uphill battle. >> the industry is trying to buy their way to this pipeline, without a doubt and, you know, putting a lot of money into it. you mentioned that letter signed by 53 senators who on average have taken 350% more oil money than their colleagues who haven't signed the letter and aren't urging the president to avert this environmental disaster. it's clear where the industry stands and what they're willing to do to get it. many are going to gather for the forward on climate rally. you can find out more information at the w

the cornell study finds that the pipeline would add 500 to 1,400 jobs. trans-canada says it could be 20,000 jobs. the chamber of commerce says just a little bit higher at 250,000 jobs. >> this is a great moment to move this country towards a new future and not get locked into the pipeline. it is always tough to legislate for the future, but it is also the case, as melinda pierce said, that more and more americans are seeing this in their lives, direct lives work the extreme weather. the droughts, the fires, the hurricanes. this is a teachable moment. the president has a lot of stuff on his plate. this is staring down the barrel of a calamity beyond what we are capable of mablging. >> it's become i think really in a substantive way an economic issue and a way that i think a lot of people thought of greene energy or environmentalism as something that's affecting americans wallets and pocket books. you're looking at the cost of goods going up. you're looking at the droughts in the mississippi raising food prices. you're looking at all sorts of residual effe

one, pipeline safety. two, it's by far the most secure way and safest way with less emissions than pipelines on trucks and trains. there is no truth to a myth about oil going from canada to houston and having -- it is in the document come in the draft submitted by hillary clinton. third, dealing with the types of oils that is being studied. the scientists have also studied it. it is not a thought. there is science based on those three factors. >> absolutely. the pipeline being proposed has got to be the most studied pipeline ever proposed on the planet. i do not know if there is a valve at every hinge, but there are extra measures that they took on board because of the concerns raised on nebraska and other places. they have gone out of their way to ensure that a modern, high- tech pipeline with lots of extra features would be the state this possible way to get the oil to its destination. >> i do not want to prolong the argument about the myths and no n=myths,, but back to the oil. let's say it was successf

>> peninsula pipeline. it is a project pre-construction. the original budget -- the budget for that project was inadequate. and through design we're finding that there needs additional improvements. >> all right. any other questions? thank you. next. >> todd will give an update on the bond. >> if i could ask sfgtv to focus on the overhead projector. okay. while that comes up i wanted to report out some very good news for you today. we had much better and much lower borrowing rates than what we had projected in our sewer bonds which occurred this morning at 8:00 a.m. we had eight bidders. they were very aggressively seeking to own our sewer bonds and the winning bidder was goldman sachs, buying the entire 330 million plus bonds. what this meant, though, for our rate payers is that our rate payers will see $150 million of savings because the bonding rate we got was so low. 30 years of borrowing at averaged about just over 3.578% was the winning bid. this means $150 million of rate payer saving over 30 years averaging $5 million a year. so, ve

what does it mean for pipelines? the canadian government is anxiously awaiting a decision from the white house on the proposed keystone xl pipeline. it would carry oil nearly 2,000 miles to refineries on the u.s. gulf coast. john kerry, who long campaign to cut greenhouse gas emissions, will ultimately recommend the approval or rejection of the pipeline to the president. he is not tipping his hand , his stand on the project -- his hand on where he stands on the project. >> we have a legitimate process on the way and i intend to honor that. >> those pipeline opponents gathered in washington by the thousands, calling on the president to reject keystone. >> if you let this pipeline go through, the first thing it runs over is the credibility of the president of the united states of america. >> what about the president himself? his recent comments on climate change suggest he is losing and does the as i'm -- he is losing enthusiasm for the program. what's the must do more to combat crime a change -- >> we must do more to

if you let this pipeline go through, mr.resident, the first thing a runs over is the credibility of the president of the united states of america. that is the first thing it runs over. >> president obama's former green jobs czar van jones. canadian indigenous leader chief jacqueline thomas of the saik'uz first nation trial from british columbia to attend sunday's rally. >> i am a mother of four and a grandmother of one, and i was raised by my own grandmother. she was a traditional medicine woman of my people. i learned early on the value of our environment. she was known as dr. sophie t homas and her words are still with me today. and what she told us was when we take care of the land, the land would take care of us. [applause] if we destroy this land, we will destroy ourselves. i am speaking on behalf of the alliance from northern british columbia. it translates to people of the earth. i am part of those people from the northern regions of the northwest territories, down to my cousin's, a navajo of arizona. we formed an all

pipeline. so i -- matter of the keystone x.l. pipeline. so i ask for 30 minutes, without objection. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. hoeven: thank you, madam president. i rise today with distinguished colleagues, both republican and democrat, on a bipartisan basis to urge approval of the keystone x.l. pipeline. joining me today will be senator mary landrieu from the great state of louisiana, she's a democrat; republican john cornyn from texas; republican john boozman from arkansas; democrat joe manchin from west virginia; john barrasso, republican from wyoming; senator mark begich from alaska, a democrat; and senator lisa murkowski, republican, also from alaska. and i emphasize that to show the bipartisan support for this critically important project. now, you may have seen -- oh, i also will have a statement from senator max baucus of montana, who's been leading this effort with me, in his case, on the democratic side of the aisle. and he wasn't able to be here but i do have a sta

oil supplies are supposed to be helped by the controversial keystone pipeline.pipeline is planned to run from canada to the texas coast, but construction on the northern half has been held up by concern for the environment. in the meantime, the canadian company building the line is already laying pipe for the southern stretch, but mark strassmann has found there is a texas feud over the keystone route. >> reporter: the keystone x.l. pipeline extends two miles a day into texas. but it can't get past julia crawford. you have 650 acres, they want a very small piece. why not let them have it. >> because i don't think they have a right to it. if it was 650 inches or something i wouldn't want to take it. >> reporter: plans call to burr tri oil pipe a quarter mile upstream from crawford's creek, which is critical for her livestock and crafts. she's worried about a leak and rejected a $21,000 author from the pipeline's owner, trans-canada. the company says it's too late to go around crawford's land so trans-canada sued her. >> i just don't believe that a canadian organi

pipeline a pipeline under construction right now in texas a pipeline that will. accelerate our global descent into another permian extinction and a pipeline that the president can halt construction on today the same president who said last night that we must do something about climate change for the sake of our children he can stop it but instead today he watched as police outside his home arrested patriotic americans who themselves are trying to stop the pipeline dozens of environmental leaders tied themselves to the white house gates in protest of the keystone x.l. pipeline among those arrested were actress and activist daryl hannah and the executive director of the sierra club michael brune it both joining me now are all michael pleased to have you with us thanks for joining us darryl what you were on this program a month or so ago when you were arrested with eleanor fairchild down in texas. what what is driving you what's motivating you and. i like to live. and i hope that this world will thrive in and exist beyond my life and that the only way for that reall

the pipeline will bring oil from canada to the u.s. but is a subject of heated debate. >> drums of protest on a cold day. >> this is a big deal. >> thousands rally against the pipeline. >> the dispalcement of people, it is about big money -- >> the 1700 mile pipeline from alberta, canada to multiple refineries is in the midst of a complicated process. the oil industry sais the pipeline would create 20,000 new jobs and give the u.s. energy independence. it would expand access to secure supplies of canadian crude. as much as 800,000 barrels a day. >> there will be an environmental disaster. >> these protestors worry about oil leaks, greenhouse gasses and imminent domain. >> this is about your fundamental rights so the corporations can make money. >> they say the oil companies will win and the public will lose. >> they will sell it to china or the highest bidder. >> the american petroleum institute said 69% of american votorsers support the project. the state department will make the decision, asis it is international. >> the national mal

this pipeline is a proposal that -- the proposed pipeline would bring down about a million barrels, aless than a million barrels of oil every day and it would increase greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional oil. so we need to cut carbon pollution as quickly as we can. if it was conventional oil, it would be a bad idea because this is dirtier than conventional oil, it is a complete boondoggle. and it is coming at a time when the obama administration's made good progress in reducing our oil consumption. last fall, the administration issued a rule that will -- when it is finalized phase out and save three million barrels of oil every day. so if we're saving so much oil we don't need to expand production and development in new oil source. that's one of the reasons why this is such a bad idea. >> john: michael let me quickly throw the number one argument you hear right at you. this is not foreign oil. drill, baby, drill. we're getting our oil from domestic source. it won't tie us up in the middle east. how do you respond to that one? >> energy independence is something that we n

liz: listen, the unions are for the keystone pipeline.io building and construction division wants it. the entire federation may be in full support of this. but this runs counter to what the president has said that he wants to do something about climate change. he's really in a box right now. stuart: charles? charles: he's in a box. i wonder how many of those people at that protest really know anything about this. you know, in other words, how many of them hear the news. yeah, i heard, i heard. and how many of them actually have done studies on this, and how many of them actually realize -- first of all i want to know how many drove there or flew there. that's another thing. but how much how incredibly successful this has all been, all of this fracking, all of this, the positive impact to american lives and livelihoods has been remarkable, really has been. stuart: i see an element of desperation on the environmentalists. i think they believe that the president will okay this pipeline, and they are desperate to stop it. i think just that el

let's go through the narts of the keystone pipeline.important for our audience to see what you're talking about and why you're so passionate on this issue. talk to us about the impact of keystone once that production gets rolling. 800,000 barrels a day. part of this pipeline is from the backen oil field and the other one, of course, is from it's proposesed to be in a pipe loin and displace venezuelan oil. the question for the united states is is it in the national interest to have oil from venezuela, hugo chavez, or does it make more sense to get it from canada, and when you look at the greenhouse gases, the venezuelan oil, according to daniel jurgen, is -- is higher in ghgs right now than the canadian oil that is proposed to come into the pipeline, so i don't think it makes much sense to have venezuelan oil come to the refineries when you can get canadian and north dakota/montana oil, and i also believe that americans understand being less reliant on the middle east and more reliant in our neighborhood, canada, united states and mexico

an extension of the original keystone pipeline.ocal sierra club says this is an important step in curbing carbon emissions. the sierra club says there were 25 other similar rallies across the country. one of which in washington d-c. where tens of thousands held signs and marched on the national mall. michelle myers with the says. the president needs to act fast. the sierra club says the entire keystone pipeline project costs roughly 12- billion dollars. in san francisco, philippe apartments are a hot commodity if you plan on living in san francisco. they're hard to come by in just about any neighborhood. realtors tell kron 4's alecia reid that there are potential renters vying for the same apartment, so having your money ready is key. >> reporter: to live in san francisco you have to be willing to pay the pricean depending on the neighborhood and amenities, you'll have to dig deeper in your pockets. we have a one bedroom that we're renting. we were renting it for $1800, but now we're renting it for $3000. the response we've gotten

the president earlier this year said he would push the pipeline through. he sounded more cautious in the state of the union address last week. >> if congress will not act soon, i will, i will direct my cabinet to come up with exittive actions that we can take now -- executive actions that we can take now and in the future. >> reporter: the pipeline would run from canada to the gulf coast, environmentalists worry about the risk of oil spills, they claim the oil from tar sands generates more greenhouse gases than conventional. the president has gone part way but they want more. >> now we want him to do the next thing, say no to the keystone pipeline and say yes to cutting carbonfrom existing power plants. >> reporter: "new york times" article says the stakes in the debate have been defined in absolute terms that compromise is nearly impossible. >> thank you. >>> burglars showed no love to people in an up scale neighborhood on valentine's day. two homes b five miles apart were hit with within hours of each other on hillsborough on thursday. thieves broke in o

. >> we're out here saying, president obama, you must reject the keystone pipeline. >> the pipeline would export oil from canada to the gulf of mexico. supporters say it creates jobs while helping the u.s. to become more energy independent. opponents think the pipeline could threaten water supplies in the environment. the obama administration put off deciding whether to okay the project until after the presidential election. the state department says a final decision on the pipeline could come this spring. one scientist at the kato institute predicts the president will green light the pipeline. >> i think the white house has probably made its decision on keystone. the political calculus is obvious. if they come out against, it they are going to pay a very big price. >> president obama talked about climate change in his state of the union address last week, but he did not specifically mention the keystone xl pipeline. christi. >> all right. emily, thank you so much. >>> robert kennedy jr. was among those protesting the keystone pipeline. he was even arrested during a demonstration outside