Why Keystone matters. It's not just a pipeline.  Chris Tackett
Energy / Energy Policy February 18, 2013  Tens of thousands
gathered Sunday for the #ForwardOnClimate rally.  USA Today
reports on the purpose of the rally:  Obama has pledged
repeatedly to tackle climate change. In his State of the Union
Address, he gave Congress an ultimatum: if lawmakers don't act,
he will. Protesters say they are holding him to his word. They
want him to not only reject the pipeline but also set limits on
carbon pollution from both new and existing power plants. Last
year, the EPA proposed limits only on new plants.  In a must-
read post, KC Golden writes at Grist about how attempting to
stop the Keystone pipeline is a statement of principle:
Specifically and categorically, we must cease making large,
long-term capital investments in new fossil fuel infrastructure
that “locks in” dangerous emission levels for many decades.
Keystone is a both a conspicuous example of that kind of
investment and a powerful symbol for the whole