A
spokesperson for the prime minister said yesterday: «Mr Brown has made it clear that he will veto any treaty document that does not contain the UK's «red lines» - a series of opt - outs and protocols allowing the UK to maintain control of
key areas
such as policing, security and social policy.»
Jamie Henn,
spokesperson with Tar Sands Action, which organized the protests, and co-founder of climate organization 350.org, told mongabay.com that,» the reason the Keystone XL pipeline has emerged as
such a
key fight is because it is on a specific time horizon, the Administration says it will issue a decision by the end of this year, and the decision whether or not to grant the permit rests solely on President Obama's desk.