President Obama, listen to the people and reject Keystone XL

Friends of the Earth urges President Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline, arguing that public opposition is widespread and that political survival for Democrats depends on prioritizing environmental protection over oil industry interests.

• Opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline is driven by a broad coalition including farmers, ranchers, tribal communities, and everyday Americans, with significant public demonstrations including over 400,000 people marching in New York City for climate science and over 50,000 attending the 2013 Forward on Climate rally. Additionally, nearly 96,000 individuals have pledged to risk arrest if the pipeline is approved.
• The document asserts that attempting to balance the interests of the oil industry and environmentalists is a failing political strategy, citing the election losses of Senators Begich (D-AL), Hagan (D-NC), and Mark Udall (D-CO), while noting that Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) won her race by maintaining opposition to Keystone XL.
• Following the Republican takeover of the Senate, Senator McConnell (R-KY) has expressed his intention to rapidly move the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline to President Obama's desk.

APA

Fox, A. (2014). President Obama, listen to the people and reject Keystone XL. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/blog/2014-11-president-obama-listen-to-the-people-and-reject-keys/

Chicago

Fox, Audrey. President Obama, listen to the people and reject Keystone XL. Friends of the Earth, 2014. https://foe.org/blog/2014-11-president-obama-listen-to-the-people-and-reject-keys/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{fox2014president, author = {Fox, Audrey}, title = {{President Obama, listen to the people and reject Keystone XL}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2014}, month = nov, url = {https://foe.org/blog/2014-11-president-obama-listen-to-the-people-and-reject-keys/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }