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title: Bill McKibben Responds to EPA Comments on Keystone XL
date: 2015-02-03T16:06:28Z
modified: 2015-02-03T16:06:28Z
permalink: "https://350.org/press-release/bill-mckibben-responds-to-epa-comments-on-keystone-xl/"
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In response to comments issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the Keystone XL Pipeline, in which the agency advises that “development of oil sands crude represents a significant increase in greenhouse gas emissions,” 350.org Co-Founder Bill McKibben issued the following statement:

“In a city where bureaucrats rarely say things right out loud, the EPA has come pretty close. Its knife-sharp comments make clear that despite the State Department’s relentless spin, Keystone is a climate disaster by any realistic assessment. The president’s got every nail he needs to finally close the coffin on this boondoggle.”

**Read the EPA’s comments here: [https://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/20140032.pdf](https://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/20140032.pdf).**