Thousands protest at White House over pipeline

The project pits environmentalists against Republicans and many top labor groups — with both sides suggesting that the president will pay politically if he doesn’t side with them. Backers of the project say the pipeline will create thousands of jobs and help reduce U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern oil.

The U.S. could easily create hundreds of thousands of jobs by building solar/wind farms and high-speed rails across the country. Both would serve the Earth and the American people much better.

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