The controversy over the United States approval of the Keystone XL pipeline has become a long-running drama, with media coverage having a great influence on what the American public knows about the issue. The pending decision is portrayed as a political litmus test for the Obama administration, pitting environment and climate change against energy security, jobs, and the economy. It also affects U.S. relations with our important northern neighbor. Protesters get more air time than science and policy experts; pundits and politicians weigh in on what the Obama administration should do. Small-town America and the highest diplomatic circles in the U.S. and Canada are talking about it.
Panelists:
Michael Levi, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment and Director of the Program on Energy Security and Climate Change, Council on Foreign Relations; Author of new book, The Power Surge: Energy, Opportunity, and the Battle for America's Future
David Keith, Canadian Environmental Scientist and Professor of Public Policy (HKS) and Applied Physics (SEAS); One of Time Magazine's Heroes of the Environment (2009)
Elana Schor, Staff Reporter, Greenwire, E & E Publishing; MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellow 2012-2013
Introduction: Henry Lee, Director, Environment and Natural Resources Program
Moderator: Cristine Russell, Senior Fellow, ENRP; Science Journalist
