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  2. Mar 15, 2022 · March 15, 2022. Pipeline under construction in Alberta, Canada. rblood via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. The takedown of the notorious Keystone XL (KXL) tar sands pipeline will go down as one...

  3. Feb 17, 2017 · The Keystone XL pipeline is a delivery system that is designed to carry over 800,000 barrels of oil sands petroleum per day from Western Canada to oil refineries along the Gulf Coast of the United States. Around half of the pipeline has already been completed, but its construction has always been opposed by various environmentalist groups.

    • Pipelines might contribute to climate change. When Bernie Sanders announced his opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline, he did so because of the threat that using crude oil products causes to the planet.
    • We use pipelines to transport dangerous fossil fuels. Canada uses pipelines to transport bitumen, which is what oil that comes from tar sands is called.
    • Many of the employment opportunities for pipelines are temporary. There is a surge in construction employment at the start of a pipeline project, but that typically stops once the work is complete.
    • Most pipeline jobs pay the minimum wage for the state in which they are located. It is not unusual for general laborers on a pipeline project to earn the minimum wage for the work.
  4. Jan 27, 2021 · Terminating Keystone XL gives us a chance to avoid a big leap into that big mess. It's stop-gap action. Pipelines are superior to other methods of moving oil - tankers, trains - but that's...

  5. Mar 18, 2021 · On the first day of Biden’s presidency, he issued an executive order canceling the Keystone XL pipeline — making good on his promise to the climate activists who helped get him elected, but...

  6. Nov 18, 2014 · The State Department is now reviewing a proposed 1,179-mile addition to the pipeline, the Keystone XL, a shortcut that would start in Hardisty, Alberta, and diagonally bisect Montana, South...

  7. Nov 20, 2017 · By Brian Clark Howard. November 20, 2017. • 7 min read. The proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline has been a lightning rod for controversy and a symbol of the wider fight over the future of...

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