Sadly, there shouldn't even be a decision to make at this point. This decision should have been preempted by an announcement sometime after his first election. Obama could have outlined the threat climate change poses to people everywhere. He could have buried the deniers with the force of science and strong arguments. And he could have let everyone know that failure to take climate change seriously was suicide for those alive in 15 to 20 years and an act of assault and battery against others who will suffer due to the willful, nihilistic, deranged notion that we can continue with business as usual in our treatment of the environment and our policy-making process.
It's not a matter of Earth in the balance. The earth will survive, no matter what we do. The real issue is making every effort humanly possible to save the environment in order to maintain a livable habitat for human beings. If we're fortunate enough to have more time, then there is no excuse for delay on the obvious decision on this and other urgent efforts.
The Keystone XL pipeline must be rejected today. The overwhelming, indisputable truth about the dangers of climate change must be revealed with great urgency. The game playing and lying need to stop right now. Anything less is beyond comprehension and beneath contempt.
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