Obama: No to Keystone If it Increases ‘Emissions’

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In President Obama’s climate change speech set for later today, he’ll reportedly say that the Keystone pipeline shouldn’t be built if it hurts the environment.

The Huffington Post reports, “President Barack Obama will ask the State Department not to approve the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline unless it can first determine that it will not lead to a net increase in greenhouse gas emissions, a senior administration official told The Huffington Post.”

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