Monday #13 Keystone pipeline #2

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/obamas-keystone-pipeline-rejection-is-hard-to-accept/2012/01/18/gIQAf9UG9P_story.html
In "Obama's Keystone pipeline rejection is hard to accept", the editorial board that wrote that Obama's rejection of the idea goes against his Job's Council. They also said that it doesn't help fight global warming at all, and instead just makes the oil most likely to go to China in tankers, causing the possibility of an oil spill. Thirdly, one of the major arguments of it was that it could damage a vulnerable area, but the Canadian Government agreed to possibly change the plans to go around that are. Finally, they said there were easier, cheaper, and more effective ways to try to wean the country off of gasoline usage than stopping this pipeline, such as a higher gasoline tax. This is relevant to my life because this will probably set the stage of the next election, which would decide which direction the country goes in.