Economics
Keystone's Dead. Here's What's Next on the Enviros’ Hit List
There's blood in the water (hey, EPA). Eight industrial targets.
Why 7-Year Keystone Debate Ends With Obama Rejection
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Barack Obama belittled the Keystone XL pipeline debate even as he brought it to a close. The project, which would have delivered heavy, oil-sands crude from Western Canada to the Gulf Coast, "has occupied what I, frankly, consider an overinflated role in our political discourse," he said Friday. "It became a symbol too often used as a campaign cudgel by both parties rather than a serious policy matter."
Mr. President, the cudgelers are just getting started.