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Protesters have been taking to the streets against the proposed Keystone XL Oil Pipeline between Canada and Texas.  They want to push Obama to cut support for the project.  
It's the most recent in a list of confrontations between environmentalists and the Obama administration on such issues as air pollution and fracking. Is Obama disappointing his green base?  And how will environmentalists make themselves heard in the 2012 elections?

Protesters have been taking to the streets against the proposed Keystone XL Oil Pipeline between Canada and Texas.  They want to push Obama to cut support for the project.  
It's the most recent in a list of confrontations between environmentalists and the Obama administration on such issues as air pollution and fracking. Is Obama disappointing his green base?  And how will environmentalists make themselves heard in the 2012 elections?

Obama's track record on environmental issues

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