My Controversy

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/25/us/politics/as-expected-obama-vetoes-keystone-xl-pipeline-bill.html?_r=0 

This article, from New York Times, explains what was happening in regards to the keystone pipeline last February. The pipeline, as the article explains, is mainly under attack from environmentalists while being supported by conservatives. There is reason to believe that the pipeline will bring more harm to the environment on top of providing very few long term jobs. Obama's decision may become the symbol for what his policy will look like on environmental issues, and those who are against the pipeline have tried to sway Obama by protesting outside the white house.

This issue is important to me because I believe that the pipeline will do more damage than good, and destroying the environment needlessly is something that really bothers me. Even if the pipeline itself is not producing pollutants, it is facilitating a process that damages the environment quite heavily while not benefitting the U.S. as much as other projects might.