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Ban fossil fuel, draw the line

Before we build, one more pipeline.

– Neil Young, Canadian rocker dude most likely to be invited to the White House.

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In a way, its almost a point of pride that the first veto issued by president Barack Obama under the new Republican-controlled Congress – only the third veto of his presidency – was dedicated to the Keystone XL pipeline. Countries around the world jockey for the President’s attention, and he decided to save his first rebuke for us!

The chance to veto the pipeline finally landed on the president’s desk on Tuesday, when Congress sent him a bill authorizing the $8 billion project. He had 10 days to either sign it or kill it,and a variety of options. He could hold off on making a decision just like he’s waited six years without making up his mind on the pipeline itself, or he could delay until the last minute, then whip out his pen and scratch a big ‘X’ across the front of the thing, and add a frowny-face next to it, just for added measure. ☹