[lbo-talk] Why is the Keystone pipeline such a cause célèbre ?

[Ira Glazer]

To quote perhaps the world's most eminent climate scientist, James Hansen,
' However, if emissions from coal are phased out over the next few decades
and if unconventional fossil fuels including tar sands are left in the
ground, it is conceivable to
<http://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi?id=ha00410c>stabilize
earth’s climate. Phase out of emissions from coal is itself an enormous
challenge. However, if the tar sands are thrown into the mix, it is
essentially game over.'

http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/2011/20110603_SilenceIsDeadly.pdf