TransCanada has tried to delay its application to build the Keystone XL pipeline, hoping to defer the decision to the next president.

Perhaps it is betting the next president will be bought. Or perhaps it's no longer profitable. Obama may still be able to veto it if he wishes.

I often referred to Keystone XL as the "planet-roaster pipeline", because it would enable the export of a decisively dangerous amount of tar sends oil.

This does not mean that avoiding the Keystone XL will make us safe. We need to leave 80% of the world's known fossil fuels in the ground, just to keep global heating to under 2C. There are many fossil fuel projects that could roast our planet, many chances to fail.

In the real World Series, humanity vs plutocrats, humanity is losing. We need to win nearly every game from here on.