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Why climate activists should get over their preoccupation with pipelines
Posted by Grist: Arielle Klagsbrun, David Osborn, Maryam Adrangi and Kirby Spangler on October 23rd, 2013
Grist: Architecturally, a keystone is the wedge-shaped piece at the crown of an arch that locks the other pieces in place. Without the keystone, the building blocks of an archway will tumble and fall, with no support system for the weight of the arch. Much of the United States climate movement right now is structured like an archway, with all of its blocks resting on a keystone - President Obama’s decision on the Keystone XL pipeline.
This is a dangerous place to be. Once Barack Obama makes his decision...