Another nail in the coffin of tar sands
BBC NEWS: Obama vetoes Keystone oil pipeline bill: 24 Feb 2015
US President Barack Obama has vetoed a bill that would have approved construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
The Republican-led Congress sent the bill to the president on Tuesday.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama vetoed the bill “without any drama or fanfare or delay”.
The 875-mile (1,400km) pipeline would carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to the US state of Nebraska where it joins pipes running to Texas.
The project has pitted Republicans and other supporters, who say it will create much needed jobs, against many Democrats and environmentalists, who warn the pipeline will add to carbon emissions and contribute to global warming.
The Keystone bill is Mr Obama’s third veto as president and his first since Republicans won full control of Congress in November.
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