Posted on 03/31/2020 12:31:04 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A Canadian company said Tuesday it plans to start construction of the disputed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline through the U.S. Midwest in April, after lining up customers and money for the project that is bitterly opposed by environmentalists and some American Indian tribes.
Construction is set to begin at the pipeline’s border crossing in Montana, said TC Energy spokesman Terry Cunha. That would be a milestone for a project first proposed in 2008.
The company said it lined up $1.1 billion in financing from the Canadian provincial government of Alberta to cover construction through 2020 and agreements for the transport of 575,000 barrels of oil daily.
The pipeline was rejected twice by the administration of President Barack Obama over worries it could make climate change worse. President Donald Trump has been a strong proponent of the $8 billion project and issued it a permit that environmentalists say was illegal. …
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Excellent!!
Jobs!
The astroturf 'protestors', if they emerge again, need to be charged under the RICO Act. Thanks Olog-hai.
Quarantine them if they pop up out of nowhere.
Thank God we’re not paying demo-prog prices for energy right now.
Excellent! Get it built. This is important for our country’s energy security. Its been delayed too long already.
“$1.1 billion in financing from the Provincial government of Alberta” Little Justin “dilatant” Trudeau will NOT be pleased.
Why bother now with shale and oil sand oil under $10.00.
Isn't EVERYTHING 'disputed' these days?!
The old Spirit of Fear raises it's ugly head once again.
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