See is a precedent, and a set of standards set for how terms of use and privacy are conveyed to consumers. Senator mccaskill one of the reason that contracts are so successful is because they are very buried in a way that the average person is never going to understand what is being done to them. I think many of them would run in horror i think ms. Palmer would have run in horror if she would have realized what that company was purporting to do. It seems this is something we really have to work on. Because this is a lot of waste. Nobody is reading this stuff. Why are we doing it if it is not providing the service that it needs to provide to the consumers that it is designed for . We have got to work on that. In your case, they added this long after the transaction occurred, correct . Ms. Palmer yes. I read through the terms of Service Three times to make sure there is nothing in there that would have invented that would have prevented me especially since i did not purchase the items, m
Obama good morning, everybody. Several years ago, the state department began a review process for the proposed instruction the pipeline that would carry Canadian Crude Oil from the heartland through the the gulf of mexico to the market. This morning, senator kerry informed me that after extensive Public Outreach and consultation with other cabinet agencies, the state department has decided that the keystone xl pipeline would not serve the National Interest of the United States. I agree with that decision. This morning, i also had the opportunity to speak with Prime Minister trudeau of canada. While he expressed his disappointment, given canadas position on this issue, we both agreed that our close friendship on a whole range of issues, including energy and Climate Change, should provide the basis for even closer correlation between our countries going forward. And in the coming weeks, members of my team will be engaging with theirs in order to help deepen that cooperation. Now for year
Second, the pipeline would not lower gas prices for american consumers. In fact, gas prices have already been falling, steadily. The National Average gas price is down to down about 77 cents over a year ago. Its down a dollar over two years ago. Its down 1. 27 over three years ago. Today, in 41 states, drivers can find at least one gas station selling gas for less than 2 bucks a gallon. While our politics have been consumed by a debate over whether or not this pipeline would create jobs and lower gas prices, weve gone ahead and created more jobs and lower gas prices. Third, shipping dirtier crude oil into our country would not increase Americas Energy security. What has increased Americas Energy security is our strategy over the past several years to fossil fuels from unstable parts of the world. Three years ago, i set a goal to cut our oil imports in half by 2020. Between producing more oil here at home and using less oil throughout our economy, we met that goal last year. Five years
Rejecting the keystone xl pipeline, process dragging on for seven years. A serious infrastructure plan would make a difference. The pipeline would not have made a serious impact on those numbers and on the american peoples prospects for the future. Second. The pipeline would not lower gas prices for american consumers. In fact, gas prices have already been falling steadily. The National Average gas prices down about . 77 over a year ago. Its down one dollar over two years ago. Its down 1. 27 over three years ago. Today in 41 states, drivers can find at least one gas station selling gas for less two dollars a gallon. So while our politics have been consumed by debate over whether or not this pipeline would create jobs and lower gas prices, we have gone ahead and created jobs and lower gas prices. Third. Shipping dirtier crude oil into our country would not increase Americas Energy security. What has increased americas security is our strategy over the past several years to reduce our re
Keep those jobs coming. That would make a difference. The pipeline would not have made a serious impact on those numbers and on the american peoples prospects for the future. Second, the pipeline would not lower gas prices for american consumers. In fact, gas prices have already been falling, steadily. The National Average gas price is down to down about 77 cents over a year ago. Its down a dollar over two years ago. Its down 1. 27 over three years ago. Today, in 41 states, drivers can find at least one gas station selling gas for less than 2 bucks a gallon. While our politics have been consumed by a debate over whether or not this pipeline would create jobs and lower gas prices, weve gone ahead and created more jobs and lower gas prices. Third, shipping dirtier crude oil into our country would not increase Americas Energy security. What has increased Americas Energy security is our strategy over the past several years to reduce our reliance on dirty fossil fuels from unstable parts of