Keystone Pipeline protest in DC today, Nov. 18

[LiberalEsto]

From Raw Story:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/11/17/keystone-pipeline-protestors-to-rally-at-white-house/

By Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian
Saturday, November 17, 2012 16:59 EST

"Environmental groups will step up the pressure on Barack Obama to act on climate change in his second term, with a rally Sunday at the White House against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

Activists are pressing Obama to deliver early on his promise – renewed at his first White House press conference – to make climate change a personal priority of his second term, by blocking the Keystone XL.

“We wanted to make a first statement right out of the gate after the election that the environmental community isn’t going away, and that we want to hold the president accountable,” said Daniel Kessler, a spokesman for 350.org. “It’s important for Obama to know that denial of a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline is priority number one.”

But supporters of the pipeline are matching their efforts, and have renewed their call for Obama to approve the scheme. “As the president looks for opportunities to provide a quick boost to the economy and strengthen our energy security, we urged him to approve the full Keystone pipelines as soon as possible,” the American Petroleum Institute told a reporters’ conference call on Thursday."

[DirkGently]

1. No sane reason to allow this abomination. But it looks like

the deal's already been made.