Posted on 06/09/2021 5:35:05 PM PDT by Coronal
A $9 billion oil pipeline that became a symbol of the rising political clout of climate change advocates and a flash point in U.S.-Canada relations was officially canceled on Wednesday.
Keystone XL, which was proposed in 2008 to bring oil from Canada's Western tar sands to U.S. refiners, was halted by owner TC Energy Corp (TRP.TO) after U.S. President Joe Biden this year revoked a key permit needed for a U.S. stretch of the 1,200-mile project.
Opponents of the line fought its construction for years, saying it was unnecessary and would hamper the U.S. transition to cleaner fuels. Its demise comes as other North American oil pipelines, including Dakota Access and Enbridge Line 3, face continued opposition from environmental groups. read more
"This is a landmark moment in the fight against the climate crisis," said Jared Margolis, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. "We're hopeful that the Biden administration will continue to shift this country in the right direction by opposing fossil fuel projects."
The Keystone XL pipeline was expected to carry 830,000 barrels per day of Alberta oil sands crude to Nebraska, but the project was delayed for the past 12 years due to opposition from U.S. landowners, Native American tribes and environmentalists.
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Biden should be impeached over his cancelation of the Keystone Pipeline which put tens of thousands of Americans out of work and endangered our national security.
Morons. The oil will still be pumped. Just transported by trucks basically owned by Warren Buffet at a much higher risk.
The communist purge continues...
Don’t tell the man-in-the-street...
He doesn’t want to know...
But thankfully Germany got their pipeline.
+1
The son-of-a-bitch is no good.
I would speculate that the recent developments with the acquisition of Kansas City Southern Railroad by Canadian National Railways was a major factor in this decision.
When a rash of derailments of oil tanker trains happens—THEN WHAT???
The Center for Biological Diversity is one of the most evil environmental groups on the planet. They are nothing but a bunch of left wing lawyers that blackmail the US public. If anyone deserves prosecuting, it’s these bastards.
The people that voted for Joe want to see the United States as dead as they are . . .
Berkshire Hathaway doesn’t own trucking companies, but they’ll haul oil on BNSF trains and insure the trucks that do. And fuel ‘em at Pilot Flying J truck stops.
“trucks”
Rail, he owns a good portion of BNSF.
I dunno where your from but here is Buffets rail company at its finest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhraoVIJ1OE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLfOQcmD868
When you hit images on google for their staffing it's obvious!
Trump failed miserably by not using every resource to finish the “wall” and the pipeline. He was too nice and accommodating for some reason and filled his administration with total assholes and let Congress steamroll him. Maybe that is harsh but contrast that to what Biden is doing with ease.
Since Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern merged, I am seeing lots of oil tanker cars heading South to Texas. The pickup in tankers happened after Biden cancelled the Keystone.
Empty cars heading North.
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