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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Keystone Pipeline Dividing America in More Ways than One

    Hillary Clinton's State Department is faced with a decision that has both political parties fighting among themselves over jobs, greenhouse gases, drinking water and energy security.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Hillary Clinton's State Department is faced with a decision that has both political parties fighting among themselves over jobs, greenhouse gases, drinking water and energy security. The proposed Keystone XL Pipeline would bring bitumen — a tarry form of oil -- 1700 miles from Canada into Montana and all the way south to refineries on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Public hearings have exposed what one reporter calls "an emotional fault line down the middle of the conservative heartland."

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      KCRW

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      Los Angeles Times

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      Susan Casey-Lefkowitz

      Natural Resources Defense Council

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      US Chamber of Commerce

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    Could an Alcohol Tax Help California's Bottom Line?
    1. 0:00Jerry Brown Puts Pen to Paper
    2. 6:47State Finances and Taxes on Alcohol
    3. 18:17An Earthquake Early Warning System for California?
    4. 25:59Keystone Pipeline Dividing America in More Ways than OneYou’re reading this
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