Biden to kill Keystone XL pipeline in fight on climate change, sources say
Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post
Jan. 18, 2021
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WASHINGTON - Signaling his commitment to quickly confront climate change, President-elect Joe Biden is planning to move within days to quash the controversial multibillion-dollar Keystone XL pipeline, according to two individuals familiar with the decision who spoke on the condition of anonymity because it had not been announced yet.
The politically symbolic pipeline, promoted by the oil and gas industry since it was first proposed about 15 years ago, has drawn opposition because it would carry tar sands, or heavy bitumen, from the boreal forests of northern Alberta, Canada, to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The energy used in extracting these molasses-like petroleum supplies would contribute heavily to climate change.
by Charlie Smith on January 17th, 2021 at 4:19 PM 1 of 2 2 of 2
It looks like a Calgary-based company s $10-billion pipeline will be cancelled as a result of the U.S. presidential election.
Citing unnamed sources, CBC News has reported that the Biden administration will rescind the Keystone XL project s pipeline permit on its first day in office.
TC Energy has been hoping to ship 830,000 barrels of diluted bitumen per day through a 1,947-kilometre pipeline from Alberta to Nebraska.
The project was given the green light by President Donald Trump in March 2017. The following November, the Nebraska Public Service Commission granted its approval.
Biden expected to cancel Keystone XL pipeline on first day in office
Biden expected to cancel Keystone XL pipeline on first day in office
A reported briefing note from the incoming president s transition team included the words Rescind Keystone XL pipeline permit By Charlie Smith
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It looks like a Calgary-based company’s $10-billion pipeline will be cancelled as a result of the U.S. presidential election.
Citing unnamed sources, CBC News has reported that incoming U.S. president Joe Biden will rescind the Keystone XL project’s pipeline permit on its first day in office.
A reported briefing note from the Biden transition team that circulated over the weekend included the words “Rescind Keystone XL pipeline permit” on a list of executive actions.
The application window to receive support from the Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC), Nebraska Telehealth program is now open. The Commission approved an Order (NUSF-57) detailing the program and application process in early January. “Our ongoing global health crisis has amplified the need for telemedicine and virtual medical services,” said commission chair Mary Ridder. “By supplementing [.]