Greens: Approval of oil pipeline could hurt Obama in 2012 - The Hill's E2-Wire

“It will be increasingly difficult to mobilize the environmental base and in particular to mobilize young people” if Obama approves the pipeline, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune said Thursday.
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Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica said Thursday the final decision on the Keystone XL pipeline is a “bellwether” for President Obama’s commitment to addressing climate change and weaning the country off its dependence on oil.
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“Clearly, President Obama ran his election campaign on ending Americans’ addiction to oil as well as addressing climate change,” he said. “If he approves this pipeline, I think it’s frankly open season on the president’s record in fulfilling this open promise that he made to the American people.”