Article 5DE46 Biden killed the Keystone Pipeline. Good, but he doesn't get a climate pass just yet | Nick Estes

Biden killed the Keystone Pipeline. Good, but he doesn't get a climate pass just yet | Nick Estes

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Nick Estes
from Environment | The Guardian on (#5DE46)

Democrats' climate record is mixed - and it's largely pressure from Indigenous and environmental groups that's pushed them to act

Joe Biden scrapping the Keystone XL permit is a huge win for the Indigenous-led climate movement. It not only overturns Trump's reversal of Obama's 2015 rejection of the pipeline but is also a major blow to the US fossil fuel industry and the world's largest energy economy and per-capita carbon polluter.

There is every reason to celebrate the end of a decade-long fight against Keystone XL. Tribal nations and Indigenous movements hope it will be a watershed moment for bolder actions, demanding the same fates for contentious pipeline projects such as Line 3 and the Dakota Access pipeline.

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