OTTAWA — TransCanada Corp announced Monday it would go ahead with construction of part of its Keystone XL oil pipeline that does not require US presidential approval, a stretch from the state of Oklahoma to the US Gulf Coast. The company also said it will resubmit its proposal for the…
CHICAGO — Nebraska’s governor on Tuesday welcomed a controversial US-Canada pipeline now that it will be rerouted away from the state’s sensitive wetlands, but environmentalists vowed to keep up the fight. Governor Dave Heinenman said he hoped the Keystone XL pipeline project could move forward as quickly as possible and…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A proposed $7 billion Canada-to-Texas pipeline cleared a major obstacle on Friday with the release of U.S. State Department review that suggested it would have limited environmental impact. The report found that the Keystone XL pipeline by itself would not likely boost output of Alberta’s oil sands…
Sarah Palin’s administration paid close attention two years ago to how the public perceived her plans to bring a massive natural gas pipeline to Alaska, with one aide worrying the then-governor would face criticism of grandstanding for traveling out of state at a critical time for the plan’s prospects. E-mail…