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Obama opposes GOP bill on Keystone XL oil pipeline

May 21, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WASHINGTON The White House says President Barack Obama opposes a House bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Continue Reading

Keystone XL backers, foes convening in Nebraska

April 18, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. Opponents and supporters of a massive Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline converged on a snowy Nebraska town Thursday for what could become a pivotal moment for the project. Continue Reading

Hoeven: Recent spills shouldn’t deter Keystone XL’s construction

April 12, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

While opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline have used recent oil spills to bemoan its potential construction, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., took to the floor of the U.S. Senate this week with a different view. Continue Reading

Sierra Club puts Keystone XL approval chance at 50 percent

March 30, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

A crystal ball capable of predicting the presidential approval of an international pipeline to bring Canada’s tar sands oil to Texas refineries has yet to be found as a top official with the Sierra Club this week put the chances at 50 percent. Continue Reading

As odds grow long, opponents move to stop pipeline

March 18, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MARTELL, Neb. With a sense of grim determination, a group of unlikely allies has begun gathering at kitchen tables, in churches and along fence rows here to plot what could be the final battle in the four-year conflict over the Keystone XL pipeline. Continue Reading

TransCanada plans South Dakota camp

March 17, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

COLOME, S.D. — TransCanada Corp. plans to build a workforce camp just south of Colome if the Keystone XL pipeline gains approval. Continue Reading

Choice for president may affect pace of pipeline project

November 3, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The Keystone XL Pipeline, a point of contention during the presidential campaign, will likely move forward regardless of who is elected Tuesday, say current and former leaders from both parties. Continue Reading

U.S. State Department says will decide on Keystone XL pipeline permit next year

June 15, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

The department said Friday it will again review the northern route of the project from the Canadian border through Nebraska. TransCanada, the company behind the project, submitted a revised route in May to avoid Nebraska’s environmentally sensitive Sand Hills region. Earlier this year, the Obama administration rejected a permit for the original route. Continue Reading

OUR OPINION: Case for Keystone pipeline keeps growing

May 8, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Add Warren Buffett to the list of people who say the Keystone XL pipeline should be given the go-ahead. Continue Reading

Buffett backs TransCanada’s proposed oil pipeline

May 7, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Billionaire Warren Buffett supports building the Keystone XL pipeline that TransCanada wants to build to carry Canadian oil south across the Great Plains to connect to Gulf Coast refineries.
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