On Jan 18, 2012, at 5:27 PM, Marv Gandall wrote:
> On 2012-01-18, at 4:42 PM, Doug Henwood wrote:
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>> On Jan 18, 2012, at 12:29 PM, Somebody Somebody wrote:
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>>> Why has Keystone pipeline become such a cause célèbre for environmentalists and liberal groups? Is this principally a matter of opposing the development of oil sands exploration in Canada or is it a result of concern of spills by the pipeline in the U.S.?
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>> The first, I think.
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> Both, and perhaps mostly related to domestic pressure from the conservative state of Nebraska.
That's an answer to why Obama is playing this game. Not to why enviros care. If they develop that shit, kiss the climate goodbye.
Doug