
Protests over the United States’ potential endorsement of the Keystone XL Oil Pipeline have increased, springing the issue into national awareness. While environmentalists argue the dangerous consequences of destructive mining tactics, possible spills and accidents, and the invasiveness of a cross-country crude oil pipeline, pragmatists argue the pipeline’s economic and diplomatic advantages. The issue has now become mired in a swamp of politics, where the consequences of either support or rejection of the pipeline...



