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Mar 15, 2022 · The takedown of the notorious Keystone XL (KXL) tar sands pipeline will go down as one of this generation’s most monumental environmental victories. After more than 10 years of tenacious ...
Nov 7, 2015 · President Obama has rejected the application to complete the Keystone XL pipeline. Bruce Huber, professor of energy law at the University of Notre Dame, talks about the Keystone pipeline decision.
Mar 18, 2021 · In 2011, Congress forced then-President Barack Obama to make a decision on Keystone XL by including a provision in an unrelated tax bill that required him to decide the project’s fate within 60 ...
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- The pipeline has a complicated history. The Keystone XL pipeline was first proposed nine years ago, during the rise of the tar sands oil boom in Alberta.
- The pipeline may impact wildlife. Opponents have warned that the pipeline could endanger many animals and their habitats in the U.S. and Canada through the infrastructure’s construction, maintenance, and possible failures that could lead to an oil spill.
- The pipeline may increase oil production. Once built, about 830,000 barrels of heavy crude oil per day will flow from Alberta, Canada, to the refineries along the U.S. Gulf Coast, which are built to handle the kind of heavy crude oil that comes out of the tar sands.
- Will the pipeline contribute to climate change? Many climate activists have opposed the pipeline on the suspicion that it may increase our reliance on, and use, of fossil fuels, and further delay investment in more renewable technologies.
Jan 26, 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 the point.
Jul 17, 2022 · Keystone XL Pipeline: The Keystone XL pipeline is a proposed extension of the Keystone pipeline system that will transport oil from Alberta, Canada to refineries in the United States. As of 2014 ...
Nov 18, 2014 · A. 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 ...
