Obama Links Keystone Approval to Carbon Emissions
Posted/updated on: June 26, 2013 at 2:53 pmWASHINGTON (AP/Staff) President Barack Obama says that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project from Canada to Texas should only be approved if it doesnt worsen carbon pollution. Obama says allowing the oil pipeline to be built requires a finding that doing so is in the nations interest. He says that means determining that the pipeline does not contribute and significantly exacerbate emissions. Obama was speaking at Georgetown University on measures he intends to take to confront climate change. Environmental activists have demanded that the administration not approve the pipeline. The Keystone XL would carry oil from Canadian tar sands to the Texas Gulf Coast, passing through eastern Smith County and other parts of East Texas along the way.