You are browsing the archive for keystone XL.

US State Dept. posts feedback on Keystone XL pipeline

May 25, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WASHINGTON The State Department says it is taking the unusual step of releasing publicly the feedback it has received about a controversial pipeline project after an “unprecedented” response to its draft environmental report. Continue Reading

Helms says Keystone XL would save lives

May 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK The Keystone XL Pipeline could mean three to six fewer traffic deaths per year in North Dakota as a result of reduced truck traffic, the state’s top oil and gas regulator says. Continue Reading

Nebraska law officers discuss pipeline security

May 2, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

LINCOLN, Neb. Nebraska law officers have been discussing security arrangements for construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, even though it hasn’t been given a final federal blessing. Continue Reading

TransCanada: Keystone XL to be delayed

April 26, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

TORONTO The chief executive of TransCanada Corp. said Friday the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline will be in service months later than expected and cost more as it continues to await U.S. government approval. Continue Reading

EPA again questions Keystone XL pipeline

April 22, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WASHINGTON The Environmental Protection Agency again is raising objections to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would carry oil from western Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast. Continue Reading

Hoeven champions Keystone XL project on Senate floor

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

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

Keystone XL opponents in Neb. circulating petition

April 10, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

LINCOLN, Neb. Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska are circulating a petition to try to halt the project. Continue Reading

Alberta premier: Keystone XL rejection would mar relations

April 10, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

TORONTO Alberta’s premier says if the Obama administration rejects the Keystone XL pipeline it be would be a significant thorn in Canadian-U.S. relations. Continue Reading

Senate endorses Keystone XL pipeline construction

March 22, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate has endorsed construction of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that is to carry oil from Canada to Texas oil refineries. Continue Reading