Keystone XL: Why I fought for - or against - the pipeline
By Holly Honderich
image captionThe massive project was meant to span Canada and the US
Within hours of taking office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order rescinding the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
The move has halted construction of the nearly 1,200 mile (1,930 km) cross-country US-Canada project. It s the latest - and possibly final - chapter in an effort to build the pipeline that has led to protests, legal battles and political lobbying that have now spanned the administrations of three US presidents.
Here, in their own words, are some of the people - ranchers, politicians and environmental activists - on either side of this decade-long fight.
EDMONTON For Hardisty, Alta., the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline is just the latest low on the oil and gas roller coaster, an unstable ride to which the town is bound. Nearly 10 months ago, the town, which was supposed to be the starting point of 2,735-kilometre pipeline, was on a high. On March 31, 2020, Alberta announced it was investing $1.5-billion in the $8-billion U.S. project, creating approximately 2,000 construction jobs in the area. But that work, due to decisions far beyond the control of anyone in Hardisty, has been halted. On Thursday, the day after newly inaugurated U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order revoking KXL’s permit, pipeline owner TC Energy announced plans to eliminate 1,000 jobs.
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‘There’s a lot of people in Harrisburg who are generous’: A panhandler’s story
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
Posted Dec 18, 2020
Douglas Irving carries a sign reading God loves you as he panhandles on the corner of Cameron and Market Streets in Harrisburg on Dec. 2, 2020.
Joe Hermitt | jhermitt@pennlive.com
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They’re panhandlers, pleading with messages scrawled on cardboard, along with smiles and waves.
When traffic stops, they walk the line of idling vehicles waiting for someone to see their need, hoping for a car window to roll down, praying that a little help will pass through.
There are no reliable statistics on panhandling in Harrisburg. But those driving through the city on mid to later afternoons, especially toward the end of the week – payday for those lucky enough to still have jobs – have witnessed the rise in their numbers.
Countdown to homelessness as eviction crisis looms and a panhandler’s story: Coming Friday
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
Posted Dec 17, 2020
Douglas Irving carries a sign reading God loves you as hepanhandles on the corner of Cameron and Market Streets in Harrisburg on Dec. 2, 2020.
Joe Hermitt | jhermitt@pennlive.com
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Another wave of homelessness is about to wash over America’s coronavirus-stricken economy. This, as a CDC eviction moratorium amid the pandemic is currently set to expire on Dec. 31.
In Dauphin County alone, 303 households and 727 people have already served with possession orders, according to Greater Harrisburg Tenants United.
Among them is a new mom with a preemie baby still in neonatal intensive care, a 61-year-old Type-2 diabetic with a transplanted kidney and meager disability pay, and a mother who lost her job as a hotel housekeeper whose three young children attend virtual school classes at home.