President Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline in 2015 established the viability of grassroots mobilization modelled on the social movement organization Bold Nebraska. This set a precedent for communities fighting energy projects that threaten natural resources and contribute to climate change.
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Ordner, J. Community action and climate change. Nature Clim Change 7, 161–163 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3236
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