Congressman Lee Terry

The fight about the Keystone XL pipeline will play a big role in the war over the nation’s energy future, a prominent House Republican said Tuesday.

It’s a make-or-break issue for environmental groups, Rep. Lee Terry, Nebraska Republican, told The Washington Times in an exclusive interview. They fear if the Canada-to-Texas pipeline is built, the nation’s direction on energy policy and development will be determined. But if they can defeat Keystone now, they can push a ‘green’ agenda.

“They feel like the war is now,” Mr. Terry said. “They want to eliminate any hydrocarbon energy, and they want to do it now. They want to turn the switch off.

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