Keystone XL pipeline could bolster U.S.-Canadian ties, but uproar over oil sands has become a source of friction. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Call it the Keystone railway. A Canadian railroad carrying millions of barrels of oil to Gulf refineries is hurtling full steam ahead through the Obama administration’s block of the Keystone pipeline. Original post on foxnews.com Comments on digg.com
The pressure may be getting to John Boehner, as the Speaker made a subtle change to his story today that served as an admission that Keystone XL won’t create 100,000 jobs. Original post on politicususa.com Comments on digg.com
President Obama rejected the long-delayed Keystone crude oil pipeline, a decision welcomed by environmental groups but blasted by the domestic energy industry. Original post on cnbc.com Comments on digg.com Other cnbc.com posts Other posts in Politics
Republicans set up election-year showdown by blasting Obama for decision, saying thousands of jobs have been lost Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com Other guardian.co.uk posts Other posts in News
There has been a lot of talk about the safety of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. I am not an environmentalist, but as a civil engineer and an inspector for TransCanada during the construction of the first Keystone pipeline, I’ve had an uncomfortable front-row seat to the disaster that Keystone XL could bring about all along its pathway. Despite its boosters’ advertising, this project is not about jobs or energy security. It is about money. And whenever my former employer Bechtel, working on behalf of TransCanada, had to choose between safety and saving money, they chose to save money. As an inspector, my job was to monitor the construction of the first Keystone pipeline. I oversaw construction at the pump stations that have been such a problem on that line, which has already spilled more than a dozen times. I am coming forward because my kids encouraged me to tell… More