They are going to build the Keystone pipeline, anyway.

TransCanada Corp. to begin construction of Keystone pipeline

By Andrew Restuccia - 02/27/12 11:59 AM ET

TransCanada Corp. said Monday it plans to begin building a major portion of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline despite the Obama administration's decision to reject a key permit for the project.

The company told the State Department in a letter Monday that it will begin construction of a section of the pipeline that runs from Cushing, Okla., to refineries on the Gulf Coast. The stand-alone portion of the project, which TransCanada dubbed the Gulf Coast Project, will cost $2.3 billion and will be completed in mid-to-late 2013, according to the company. The project must still receive other regulatory approvals.

Separately, TransCanada said it would reapply "in the near future" for a permit that would allow the Keystone XL pipeline to cross from Alberta, Canada, into the United States.

The Oklahoma-to-Texas portion of the pipeline would carry crude oil pumped from land in the Midwest and surrounding areas to refineries in Texas. It would not carry Canadian oil sands. . . .  go to The Hill for the full article

Editor's notes:  after all the huffing and puffing by the Obama Administration,  TransCanada Corp (pronounced "core" for all you Democrat readers),  has determined that Obama is no longer a relevant political figure. They do not need to get approval to build on already approved right-of-way property.  The only permit required to complete a pipeline from Canada to the Gulf is one that takes the transcontinental pipeline across the Canadian/American border.