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The Height of Irresponsibility

The Keystone Pipeline protests in Washington score a major success.

The Height of Irresponsibility

by The Mark

First Posted: Nov 21 2011 00:41 AM
Updated: 2 minutes ago

[Video] Jeffrey Sachs explains why he opposes Keystone until Canada gets serious about a climate and energy policy.

This is the second in a series of exclusive videos featuring preeminent economist Jeffrey Sachs. The first video saw Sachs argue for a return to higher tax rates on the wealthiest Americans in order to pay for a decent society. In this second segment, Sachs turns his eye to the fight over the Keystone XL pipeline.

Stay tuned for more in The Mark's video series featuring Jeffrey Sachs

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TAGS: Politics, Jeffrey Sachs, Oil, Oil Sands, Tar sands, Alberta, Climate Change, climate policy, energy1, Cleantech, carbon capture, Carbon Emissions, Keystone Pipeline, TransCanada Corp., Northern Gateway Pipeline, Kyoto protocol, Barack Obama, Bill Mckibben

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