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Environmental risks of the Keystone XL pipeline

Opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline rally in front of the White House on February 24, 2015, the day President Barack Obama vetoed a bill circumventing administration review of the project and mandating its construction.

President Obama’s veto isn’t the end of the Keystone XL story

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President Obama vetoed a bill that would approve construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, but that still doesn’t mean the project is officially dead. But with collapsed oil prices and a world moving away from fossil fuels, would Keystone’s builders eventually regret it if they do win approval?

Native Americans march during an anti-Keystone XL protest in Washington on April 26, 2014.

Native American tribes unite to fight the Keystone pipeline and government ‘disrespect’

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The Keystone Oil Pipeline is pictured under construction in North Dakota.

A decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is almost here

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Oil and Honey

Pipelines and oil trains provide different risks, rewards

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Photographer says even State Department doesn’t know route of Keystone pipeline

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Photographer Thomas Bachand wanted to make the land to be crossed by the proposed Keystone XL pipeline his latest project. But when he went to find the exact route, he hit a brick wall. Nowhere, he says, is the exact route publicly available.

Canadian oil company seeks to expand pipelines other than Keystone XL

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WIth progress on the ambitious Keystone XL pipeline halted, Canadian oil company Enbridge is attempting to convert some of its existing lines to carry dilbit, the petroleum produced by the country’s abundant oil sands.

British Columbia rejects oil pipeline, casting Keystone in new light

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The argument in favor of the Keystone XL pipeline says if not through the U.S., it’ll go somewhere else. But a series of decisions in Canada at least raise the question over whether that is in fact true. If it’s not, does that remove one reason the U.S. should approve the pipeline?

TransCanada seizing private land in Texas for pipeline, claims eminent domain

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Despite not having an approved permit to construct its proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, TransCanada is moving forward in development along the southern leg. The company is seizing private property for pipeline development, claiming eminent domain, and are drawing controversy from landowners in Texas as well as environmentalists.

Obama administration rejects permit for Keystone XL Pipeline

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After months of legal and political wrangling, the Obama administration on Wednesday rejected TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline through the United States. Republican immediately criticized the decision.