“We can’t have an energy strategy for the last century that traps us in the past. We need an energy strategy for the future – an all-of-the-above strategy for the 21st century that develops every source of American-made energy.” - President Barack Obama, March 15, 2012
On Friday, January 31st, 2014, the final environmental impact statement made by the State Department on the project concluded that the Keystone XL Pipeline would have a minimal impact on climate change.
With the above quote in mind, how would approving a pipeline which would release 181 million metric tons of CO2, equal to the emissions of over 37.7 million cars, each year, be a progressive step in the fight against human-caused climate change? Enough is enough.
President Obama, please reject the Keystone XL Pipeline.