president obama is moving in the right direction on the keystone exxon pipeline. there's no need to rush. there's legal stuff that needs to be worked out. on friday, the white house announced it's delaying the decision on the pipeline to allow more time for government agencies to comment. more time for the righties to stick their foot in the lake and say, hey, let's not do this. so what's the hold up, right? for them, big hold up in the middle of the country. this move has democrats and even republicans outraged. house speaker john boehner came out and called the decision shameful. karl rove waste nod time running in front of tv cameras to say, hey, i'm going to trash this decision. >> i think this is a stupid move politically for the president. now, this has been reviewed by the state department. it's been reviewed by environmental agencies. this thing is a worthwhile thing to do. there's no increase in our carbon emissions as a result of building this pipeline. if the oil doesn't come to the united states and get used in an efficient way it's going to be sent ul

. >>> well, the keystone exxon pipeline decision has been delayed. >> of course, it was about politics decision carefully and does factor in polics

we have had hundreds of people getting arrested over the keystone exxon pipeline. >> reporter: part of your coalition? >> yes, and students at universities, washington university in st. louis right now demanding that university sever ties with peabody cole, one of the largest polluters in the world. so there's a rising movement against the fossil fuel industries and demanding leaders take action on climate change. >> woodruff: robert stavins, how much of the responsibility lies with the united states and other developed countries and how much with the developing countries which are now increasing their use of fossil fuels as they expand their economies? >> well, that's a very important issue, and let's not denigrate the american population and assume they're foolish because of their unwillingness to take on actions and costs. we have to recognize, first of all, we're asking a current generation of people in the united states to take on costs or in all countries to take on costs to benefit future generations, because the worst impacts of climate change will be off in the future, not thi

exxon knocked them down. most sat empty. even after an accident like the one in mayflower, defeating keystone could be a long shot for steyer. if you look at the polls, 2/3 of americans do support the keystone pipeline, and that number hasn't budged in the last two years. >> it really hasn't. >> seems like you're in a minority there. >> i think that this is a topic in which people, a, don't really understand what it is and b, it's always presented either we do this or we do nothing. that's absolutely not true. we are not going to run the society without energy. it's just a question of how we think about it. >> but keystone is just part of the problem. steyer says the bigger climate issue is how tar sands oil is recovered from the canadian countryside. 20% of the oil is mixed in sandy soil lying just below the surface and is strip mined and spun in centrifuges to separate the oil from the dirt. >> i actually believe that the solution for our energy problem is going to be corporate america. ♪ >> tom steyer claims money didn't motivate him, but he was incredibly good at making it. the investment firm he founded, farallon capita