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Keystone pipeline gets boost from State Dept draft report

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    Peter Doocy reports from Washington

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Another big -- making news supporters of the controversial and long delayed keystone oil pipeline have gotten a boost a new draft report from the State Department stopped short.

-- actual recommendation but could still help the pipeline.

Inched closer to reality introducing -- -- have more on this story Peter you're right bill by the State Department doesn't give this 17100.

Mile long pipeline thumbs up or a thumbs down instead.

They cite a lot of very detailed scientific research to explain.

That Canadian tar sands north of the border are very likely to be developed one way or the other so whether or not -- keystone XL pipeline is built.

The impact on the environment will be the same.

I think it's important at this point to really just.

Deal -- the comprehensive nature of the document and look at all of the different environment so.

Issues that are parade and we're looking for the feedback now from the public.

To sort of help us shape is going forward.

The State Department says in about a week the EPA will post this draft report and at that point 845 day public comment period will begin.

Before the State Department decides whether or not to build the pipeline but the speaker of the house John Boehner made up his mind long ago and now says.

Today's report again makes clear there is no reason for this critical pipeline to be blocked one more day after four.

Years of needless delays it's time for President Obama to stand up for middle class jobs and energy security and approve.

The Keystone Pipeline.

The flip side of that argument of course comes from democratic congressman Henry Waxman who -- On the energy and commerce committee he now says we don't need.

There's dirty oil to stop climate change and the destructive storms droughts floods and wildfires -- already experience experiencing.

We should be investing in clean energy not building a pipeline that will speed the exploitation.

Of Canada's highly polluting our -- -- trans Canada is the Canadian company looking to build.

Keystone XL and their president said in the statement nobody.

As a stronger interest in that his company making short the pipeline operates safely.

Well -- Peter thank you very much.

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