Sara Hylton: Along the Keystone XL Pipeline, Hoping for a Miracle
Sara Hylton
Seeking out the stories flying under the national radar, The Nation and Magnum Foundation are partnering on What’s At Stake, a series of photo essays from across the country through the lenses of independent image-makers.
This week, Sara Hylton illustrates how the upcoming US presidential election could decide whether one of the most destructive fossil fuel projects continues to be built, or is brought to a halt.
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“Biden has vowed to kill the pipeline—Trump will forge ahead with it. ‘We need elected officials who are going to be helping to pave the path forward to expedite how quickly we are going to be moving towards renewable energy…. We don’t need a Trump administration propping up the fossil fuel industry, locking us into decades of climate polluting fossil fuel infrastructure…. That has never been more clear,’ Cathy Collentine told me.
Next week, Americans will decide whether they want to invest in oil or food.”