Bill McKibben, a Mother Jones contributor and founder of the environmental activist group 350.org, called the decision "an unspoken salute to the power of people who came together in the open to demand action" in a statement released this morning.
"We take courage from today's announcement," McKibben said, adding however that "if this pipeline proposal re-emerges from the review process intact we will use every form of nonviolent civil disobedience to keep it from ever being built."
It will be interesting to see how President Barack Obama presides after he wins or loses in 2012. If he loses, will he go out writing executive orders and pardoning his Illinois buddies like a mad man, or simply go on vacation for the rest of his term.
If he wins, will he bunker down against a Republican House & Senate?
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
I keep hearing democrats here complaining about Congress not creating jobs. President Obama is lost when it comes to job creation.
How many thousands of potential jobs are now lost?
