something to joke about. reporter: some say the president s new line suggests he is elevating one democratic stituency above another, namely the labor unions. it is after the election so he has the luxury of picking and choosing among his democratic constituencies. with the environmental community keystone is the issue. with labor he can give them workforce development moneys. reporter: some industry sources warned us the president is only doing an elaborate head fake and intends to approve keystone. if completed the pipeline would bring online barrels per day. now to coal thriving overseas and dying here in the u.s. efforts about one state to turn it around before it is too late. state legislators took an