In the beginning, the objection to Keystone was because of the environment. However, how, it’s more symbolic. That’s because the oil from Canada are being shipped by train today instead of pipeline. Just because you prevent the pipeline doesn’t mean that will stop the extraction oil from the oil sand. So, by objecting to Keystone, it’s actually more damaging to the environment than building the pipeline. Since train are more prone to crash and spill oil than pipeline.
