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Thousands March Against Keystone Oil Pipeline

Greens also call for standards on current power plants

By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 17, 2013 4:01 PM CST

(Newser) – A crowd that organizers tallied at 35,000 marched on the White House today to pressure President Obama into nixing the Keystone XL oil pipeline, reports The Hill. The environmental activists came together in the National Mall and heard speeches before heading to 1600 Pennsylvania... Read full story »

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climate change • global warming • White House • protests • Sheldon Whitehouse • Washington, DC • President Obama • Van Jones • TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline

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Thousands March Against Keystone Oil Pipeline

Greens also call for standards on current power plants

climate change • global warming • White House • protests • Sheldon Whitehouse • Washington, DC • President Obama • Van Jones • TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline

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