The US State Department report on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project also looks at the Kinder Morgan Transmountain pipeline (both the existing line and the proposed second line) and, in at least one part of the report, seems to speculate that, once expansion of the Panama Canal is completed in 2014, there could be […]
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TransCanada agrees to reroute Keystone XL around sensitive areas
November 14, 2011
Energy Environment Politics TransCanada Corporation announced Monday that it will reroute the controversial bitumen pipeline around environmentally sensitive areas in Nebraska. At a news conference, in the state capital, Lincoln and in a news release, posted on its website, the company said that it supports proposed Nebraska state legislation that would ensure a pipeline route […]
State Department briefing on Keystone XL postponement
November 10, 2011
Link Transcript of U.S. State Department briefing by Kerri-Ann Jones Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, on the decision to postpone a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. Briefing on Alternative Routes for the Keystone XL Pipeline
Keystone "too important not to proceed" TransCanada CEO says
November 10, 2011
Energy Environment Politics The CEO of TransCanada, Russ Girling, reacting to news that the US State Dept. has delayed approval of the Keystone XL pipeline said Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, "This project is too important to the U.S. economy, the Canadian economy and the national interest of the United States for it not to proceed." […]
Energy Environment Politics Updated 1915 Nov. 10, with link to TransCanada statement, 1940 with more reaction. The United States Department of State has delayed approval of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline until 2013. A news release posted on the State Department's website confirmed earlier media speculation about a delay in the pipeline project approval until […]