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Keystone XL is hot in Washington but ho-hum elsewhere
2013-05-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: The US House of Representatives voted 241 to 175 Wednesday in favor of the Keystone XL pipeline. The vote is one of many symbolic gestures by the GOP-controlled House gestures in favor of a project that would transport oil from Canadian oil sands to Gulf refineries. If the Senate doesn't block the so-called Northern Route Approval Act, President Obama will almost certainly veto it. The point is to raise the profile of an issue that is frequently edged out by the headline of the day. Half the...
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