{"id":2533,"date":"2014-05-05T09:04:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T13:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/riley\/?p=2533"},"modified":"2014-05-21T20:15:14","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T00:15:14","slug":"why-isnt-this-bigger-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/riley\/2014\/05\/why-isnt-this-bigger-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why isn&#8217;t this bigger news?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Keystone_XL_demonstration%2C_8-2011.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured\" title=\"Keystone XL demonstration, White House,8-23-20...\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4f\/Keystone_XL_demonstration%2C_8-2011.jpg\/670px-Keystone_XL_demonstration%2C_8-2011.jpg\" alt=\"Keystone XL demonstration, White House,8-23-20...\" width=\"670\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keystone XL demonstration, White House,8-23-2011 Photo Credit: Josh Lopez (Photo credit: Wikipedia)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">From Jeff Goodell in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/news\/obamas-last-shot-20140423?print=true\">Rolling Stone<\/a>: &#8230;Although no final decision has been made, two high-level sources in the Obama administration told me recently that the president has all but decided to deny the permit for the [Keystone] pipeline \u2013 a dramatic move that would light up Democratic voters and donors while further provoking the wrath of Big Oil. Finally, Obama is positioning the U.S. to play a key role in negotiations on a new global-climate treaty that will begin next year, establishing American leadership on climate issues and giving him one last chance to lead the world to a cooler future before he leaves the Oval Office&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden;\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 84px; font-size: 11px; margin: 2px 10px 10px 2px;\"><a style=\"box-shadow: 0px 0px 4px #999; padding: 2px; display: block; border-radius: 2px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/weaselzippers.us\/183843-report-obama-will-reject-keystone-pipeline-after-midterm-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 0; 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