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Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline Pipeline Would Have Transported Dirty Fossil Fuels, Resulted in ‘Game Over’ for Healthy Climate WASHINGTON— President Barack Obama today denied the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, finding that building the pipeline is not in the national interest. Little mention was made of alternative routes currently being pushed by TransCanada, the company that wants to build the pipeline, and it appears they would have to begin the permit review process anew. “President Obama made the right decision in denying the Keystone XL pipeline today,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director with the Center for Biological Diversity. “The Keystone XL pipeline would have prolonged our dependence on dirty fossil fuels that are polluting our air, land and water, and kept us from stabilizing the climate by moving to a clean energy future.” The decision has already come under attack by Republicans claiming it will cost “tens of thousands” of jobs. In fact, the State Department estimated that Keystone XL would result in just 20 permanent, operational jobs in the United States and 2,500 to 4,650 temporary jobs. Learn more about our fight against Keystone XL. Contact: Amy Atwood |
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