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Keystone Bill Fails in the Senate
The Keystone XL Pipeline failed by one vote last night in the Senate, but there’s no doubt it’s alive to fight another day. Transporting Canadian tar sands oil to the Gulf of Mexico is a major issue in fight over climate change. But, so much has changed during delay over US approval, that the Keystone battle may be more symbolic than real.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenThe Keystone XL Pipeline failed by one vote last night in the Senate, but there’s no doubt it’s alive to fight another day. Transporting Canadian tar sands oil to the Gulf of Mexico is a major issue in fight over climate change. But, so much has changed during delay over US approval, that the Keystone battle may be more symbolic than real.
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Photo: A depot used to store pipes for Transcanada Corp's planned Keystone XL oil pipeline is seen in Gascoyne, North Dakota November 14, 2014.(Andrew Cullen/Reuters)
