Next Step for the Keystone Pipeline
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2014
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Oil pipelines are laid daily, but the Keystone has become a test of President Obama's environmental legacy. What are the consequences for climate change and the economy?
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| 0:00.0 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:08.0 | Will President Obama say yes or no to the Keystone XL pipeline? |
| 0:16.0 | Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. |
| 0:20.0 | A daily look at the issues Americans get about most. A State Department report on piping oil from Canadian tar sands |
| 0:26.3 | to North Dakota downplays the impact on global warming, but it's just uncertain enough to add fuel |
| 0:32.4 | to both sides. Republicans see a green light for energy independence environmentalists warn of climate disaster. |
| 0:39.2 | Democrats are divided, with the president caught in the middle, and control of the Senate might be at stake. |
| 0:45.4 | Where would the pipeline go? Who would be affected along the route? |
| 0:49.4 | How has it come to symbolize the conflict between global warming and the economy? |
| 0:55.9 | Today's talking point, Facebook, |
| 0:59.1 | on its 10th anniversary. First, here's the news. |
| 1:09.3 | Listen to KCRW's 24-hour all-news channel. Stream BBC World Service, NPRW programs, |
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| 1:25.1 | Support for To The Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund. |
| 1:27.2 | Hello again, Warren and I'll be back with To the Point. |
| 1:28.5 | Oil pipelines are laid down every day, but the one called Keystone XL has become a test of President Obama's environmental |
| 1:34.1 | legacy. What are the possible consequences for climate change and the economy? Will he make a |
| 1:39.1 | decision before the midterm elections? Could that determine who controls the Senate? Today's talking point, |
| 1:45.5 | Facebook turns 10 today. Mark Zuckerberg is a ripe old 29. We'll hear what he has in mind for |
| 1:52.5 | the site visited by half the world's online users. First, this news update, Microsoft has appointed |
| 1:58.5 | a new CEO who will try to keep the tech behemoth relevant |
| 2:01.7 | in a fast-moving world. Satya Nadella was born in Hyderabad, India. He's been with Microsoft |
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