|
|
Add to My Group
| Permalink View Article Stats (3 comments) Promoted to Headline (H4) on 11/7/11: Obama Trapped In Politically Sticky Tar Sands Pipeline Decision Quicklink submitted by Sheila Samples (Add your own quicklinks easily with the OpEdNews Quick Link Browser bookmark) |
|
| On Sunday, an estimated 12,000 people surrounded the White House in circles at least three deep, demanding that President Barack Obama deny a permit for the TransCanada's Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline to cross the U.S.-Canada border. If Obama approves the pipeline, he will lose environmentalist support. That could affect the 2012 election by making it difficult to mobilize people to volunteer, knock on doors and donate money, if they believe the President cannot stand up to polluters. |
Read the rest of the story HERE:
Comments
The time limit for entering new comments on this Quicklink has expired.
This limit can be removed. Our paid membership program is designed to give you many benefits, such as removing this time limit. To learn more, please click here.
| 3 comments |
To view all comments:
(Or you can set your preferences to show all comments, always)
Should we be concerned about fossil fuels?
by Philip Pease on Tuesday, Nov 8, 2011 at 10:02:16 AM
What about switching over to Hemp?
by Michael Dewey on Tuesday, Nov 8, 2011 at 11:28:29 AM
Tweet: ows,protests,wall street
by Michael Dewey on Tuesday, Nov 8, 2011 at 11:29:40 AM