Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline

Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline

~!!!~President Barack Obama on Friday blocked the construction of a controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline between Canada and the United States, ending years of bitter and politically charged debate// ~!!!~Obama said the plan **would not serve the national interests of the United States,** doing nothing to build **meaningful, long~term** economic growth, lower gas prices or help the environment// Opponents have argued that bringing tar sands crude 1,179 miles from Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico would do little for U//S// jobs and would hurt the environment//