February 28, 2013

Keystone XL Pipeline: Why All the Fuss?

Paul Schwennesen, Huffington Post


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As the largest climate rally in history gathered to move "Forward on Climate" by protesting the Keystone XL pipeline, I can't help but wonder what the fuss is about. Robert Kennedy Jr. helpfully tells us that the pipeline is "threatening the future of civilization."

That would certainly explain it.

Let's see:

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