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Majority of Americans and Canadians support Keystone XL pipeline construction

A majority of both Americans and Canadians support the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to funnel oil from Alberta’s tar sands to Texas refineries, according to polls Monday. Seventy percent of Americans and 60 percent of Canadians surveyed by Nik Nanos had a “positive or somewhat positive view” of…

Video: Thousands protest Keystone XL pipeline in D.C.

Thousands of demonstrators protested the proposed Keystone XL at the National Mall on Sunday. “Hey hey, ho ho, Keystone pipeline’s got to go!” protestors chanted at one point. “I’m ashamed of what my country is doing. I’m ashamed we’re knocking on your door with dirty oil. I want to stand…

Activists and scientists cry foul as Obama pushes ahead on Keystone XL

A major political victory for environmental activists was partially reversed Thursday after President Barack Obama appeared in Oklahoma to announce that his administration has fast-tracked the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, a massive project that aims to connect Canada’s tar sands to oil refineries on the Texas gulf…