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  2. Mar 15, 2022 · Guide. What Is the Keystone XL Pipeline? 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)...

  3. Feb 17, 2017 · What Are the Pros of the Keystone Pipeline? 1. The Keystone Pipeline can be a major job creation project. The US State Department has estimated that the construction of the pipeline project could create up to 42,000 jobs over a two-year construction period.

    • 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. Nov 18, 2014 · The Keystone oil pipeline system is designed to carry up to 830,000 barrels of petroleum per day from the oil sands of boreal forests in western Canada to oil refineries and ports on the Gulf...

  5. 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 the...

  6. Jan 21, 2021 · Getty Images. The Keystone XL pipeline has been disputed for more than a decade. US President Joe Biden has cancelled permits for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in...

  7. Apr 19, 2024 · Sophia Decherney John P. Rafferty. The Keystone pipeline is a petroleum pipeline that stretches 2,687 miles (4,324 km) across Canada and parts of the continental United States and is designed to deliver oil recovered from tar sands in Alberta, Canada, with petroleum terminals in Houston, Texas, and Patoka, Illinois, in the United States.

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