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By Anders Lorenzen

Fuelled by concern that the Obama Administration would move to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline as the State Department produced a positive review of the pipeline, environmental groups staged vigils across US states on Monday. The pipeline would carry oil from Canada’s tar sands to oil refineries in Texas.

People also took to Twitter to protest Keystone XL:

President Obama pledged to “act with more urgency” to combat climate change. His first step this #YearofAction should be to say #noKXL. 4/4
— Tom Steyer (@TomSteyer) January 31, 2014

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i say #NoKXL because I want future generations to live on a thriving planet – @BarackObama should too – http://t.co/9i2kTrWmbJ #waterislife
— Daryl Hannah (@dhlovelife) January 31, 2014

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RT @david_turnbull We are gonna win. #NoKXL pic.twitter.com/qZ1dpB09jN
— CREDO Mobile (@CREDOMobile) February 4, 2014

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Hey @whitehouse, #actonclimate! #nokxl !!! pic.twitter.com/J7QDVs0vV1
— Environment Texas (@EnvironmentTex) February 4, 2014

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“I’m tired of just talk. I want some action.” – @saraschor in SF #nokxl http://t.co/GIFHxVCqgK
— 350 dot org (@350) February 4, 2014

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Yes! “@ERosenwasser: Dylan Amlin… calls for more clean energy at #nokxl Chicago vigil pic.twitter.com/gQKcOYT7Bb” @iironstudents @IIRONACTION
— Emma LaBounty (@labountye) February 4, 2014

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PHOTOS: Vigils to Protest the #KeystoneXL Pipeline in #Nebraska: http://t.co/yt4YpNAIzo #NoKXL #Omaha #LNK pic.twitter.com/pzY09f5fRT
— Bold Nebraska (@BoldNebraska) February 4, 2014

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Thanks to all who turned out at #NoKXL vigils yesterday http://t.co/uco5kfaaSc
— Nicole Sandler (@nicolesandler) February 4, 2014

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#NoKXL is still trending on twitter! Keep it going!
— Sierra Student Co. (@Sierrastudent) February 4, 2014

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#nokxl vigil at TD Bank in Leesburg, Virginia. Thanks for stepping up, standing up, and making hope active! pic.twitter.com/BZWJryR63S
— jlstewct (@jlstewct) February 4, 2014

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“It’s the hammer of justice, it’s the bell if freedom.” Late great Pete Seeger singalong closes out the evening. #NoKXL. Not now, not ever.
— 350 dot org (@350) February 4, 2014

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“This black snake pipeline will not cross our sacred lands”-@CreeClayton from @IdleNoMore4 on #NoKXL pic.twitter.com/R22kXEhaFz
— NRDC Youth (@NRDCYouth) February 3, 2014

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