Martin O'Malley Applauds President Obama for Rejecting Keystone Pipeline
BALTIMORE, MD— Governor O'Malley released the following statement in response to President Obama and Secretary Kerry's decision today to reject the Keystone Pipeline:
"We have a moral and economic imperative to tackle climate change. Paving the way for something like the Keystone Pipeline would be a step backward, and I'm glad to see that President Obama and Secretary Kerry today are rejecting the Keystone permits. We need to be serious about transitioning our energy off fossil fuels completely and investing in the growing clean energy sectors that are a tremendous jobs opportunity.
"I'm the only candidate who is setting a progressive goal of powering our nation by 100 percent renewable energy. I am also the only candidate who has gotten results - cutting greenhouse gases and creating thousands of clean energy jobs to tackle climate change. Clean energy isn't a pipe dream, especially if we show the leadership to make bold and progressive choices about our energy future."
