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Obama administration rejects Keystone XL pipeline project

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Bernard McCoy

Today President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry made it official. TransCanada’s 2,639-mile long Keystone XL project will not be permitted to build and operate on U.S. soil a multi-billion dollar pipeline. It was rejected because President Obama … Continue reading →

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Engineer raises concerns over Keystone XL pipeline

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Bernard McCoy

An interesting commentary by civil engineer Mike Klink in our local paper today. It’s about TransCanada, the company proposing to build the Keystone XL pipeline across Nebraska. Klink shared his concerns from his days working on the first Keystone pipeline … Continue reading →

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XL pipeline- Getting the facts straight

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Bernard McCoy

Every big controversy seems to generate its own information fog.  Facts may be  incomplete or missing altogether. Reporting can get fuzzy. The debate over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is no different. Rhetoric abounds. Facts may be iffy. The question … Continue reading →

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The Keystone XL pipeline: Missing the point

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Bernard McCoy

The controversy surrounding the proposed Keystone XL pipeline reached new heights Friday when the U.S. State Department hosted the last in a series of public hearings on the 1,700 mile pipeline. It would carry tar sand crude oil from Canada … Continue reading →

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