Crunch Time Looms for Decision on Keystone Pipeline

Epoch Times: Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline is shaping up to be a pivotal issue for President Barack Obama, with pro-oil groups arguing that it is critical to national security and environmentalists declaring it a dangerous contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Obama highlighted climate change in his State of the Union Address, saying that rising temperatures and extreme weather events have made action inevitable. "For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change,"...

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