The Keystone XL Pipeline Debate Explained
Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml The US Congress recently approved the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. But mass demonstrations are urging President Obama to veto the project....
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The US senate recently approved the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. It was good news for big oil companies and TransCanada, who will manage the pipeline’s construction but the controversial decision has sparked mass demonstrations urging President Obama to veto the project. So what is the Keystone XL pipeline? The construction of the the pipeline will complete the final phase of a 3,800-mile network known as the keystone pipeline system. An existing pipeline, which was completed in June 2010, has the capacity of carrying 590,000 barrels of oil per day from the Canadian tar sands to US refineries in Illinois and Texas. The new larger, Keystone XL pipeline, will replace the section which runs from Alberta, Canada to a pipeline junction center in Nebra...
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The US senate recently approved the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. It was good news for big oil companies and TransCanada, who will manage the pipeline’s construction but the controversial decision has sparked mass demonstrations urging President Obama to veto the project. So what is the Keystone XL pipeline? The construction of the the pipeline will complete the final phase of a 3,800-mile network known as the keystone pipeline system. An existing pipeline, which was completed in June 2010, has the capacity of carrying 590,000 barrels of oil per day from the Canadian tar sands to US refineries in Illinois and Texas. The new larger, Keystone XL pipeline, will replace the section which runs from Alberta, Canada to a pipeline junction center in Nebra...
