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January 18th, 2012
Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline
Environmentalists during a demonstration against the Keystone XL oil pipeline
in Washington last November. Photo: Evan Vucci /AP.
The Obama administration refused to approve the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Wednesday night. Rumors that the project would be rejected started surfacing on Wednesday morning, prompting many Republicans to accuse President Obama of putting his re-election ahead of American jobs.
By The Daily Voter • Posted in 2012 presidential election, Barack Obama, Canada, Carbon emissions, Chinese, Congress, Greenhouse gases, House Committee on Foreign Relations, John Boehner, Keystone XL oil pipeline, Nebraska, Obama Administration, Ogallala aquifer, Payroll tax cut, Republicans, Russ Girling, State Department, TransCanada Corp. • No Comment