This is what they're supporting --
Tar Sands are exempt from the cleanup costs because of a loophole in the law and there have already been massive spills the MainStream Media has failed to report.
Secretary of State John Kerry under siege from all sides as he faces Keystone pipeline decision
Environmentalists, unions try to sway Keystone decision
For example, while environmentalists’ opposition is a given, trade unions, another Democratic constituency, mostly support it for the construction jobs the pipeline would bring.
Environmentalists are not buying such a tradeoff. Michael Brune, Sierra Club executive director, said Kerry is in a far different position than when he was a senator making speeches or seeking votes.
“If he and Obama block it, they’ll have a legacy, and a bargaining chip to use with the rest of the world — the first world leaders to stop a big project because it was bad for the climate,” McKibben said. “If they cave to the fossil fuel industry, then they lose their credibility on this issue, with environmentalists but also I fear with the rest of the world.”
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