Obama rejects Keystone XL tar sands pipeline

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"America is now a global leader when it comes to taking serious action to fight climate change and frankly approving this project would have undercut that global leadership"

President Obama has officially rejected Canadian energy firm TransCanada's controversial plans to build the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have connected tar sands projects in Alberta with refineries...

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