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President Barack Obama has trampled over the interests of some very powerful groups by rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline extension project.
美國總統奧巴馬否決“拱心石”XL輸油管道延伸項目，此舉傷害了一些強大的利益集團。
However environmentalists were overjoyed at the news and said it was time to change American energy policy completely.
然而，環保人士對這則消息感到萬分高興，說是時候完全改變美國的能源政策了。
This morning, Secretary Kerry informed me that after extensive public outreach and consultation with other cabinet agencies, the State Department has decided that the Keystone XL pipeline would not serve the national interests of the United States. I agree with that decision.今天上午，國務卿克里告訴我，經過廣泛的公眾宣傳和與其它內閣機構磋商后，國務院已經正式決定“拱心石”XL輸油管道不符合國家利益。我同意這一決定。
Keystone XL would have taken Canadian tar sands oil, the dirtiest to extract and use, south to Texan refineries, Stopping the pipeline may halt tar sands production, and removes the risk of transit accidents though several US states. Environmentalists also say building Keystone would have been a backward step just when so many nations are taking the sustainable energy route.
“拱心石”XL輸油管道將從加拿大引進瀝青砂油，提取和使用污染嚴重，南至得克薩斯州的煉油廠，停止管道項目可能會暫停油砂生產，并消除經過美國幾個州的運輸事故。環保主義者還說，建造“拱心石”輸油管道將是一個倒退，現在許多國家都在采取可持續能源路線。
The project’s supporters say it would have helped make America more energy-independent, brought business to US refiners, and created jobs over the lifetime of the construction project.
項目支持者稱，這將有助于美國能源獨立，給美國煉油廠帶來的生意，并在項目建設期創造工作機會。
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