A pipeliner's perspective on the shutdown of the Keystone XL pipeline

摘要

In one of his first acts as president of the United States, Joe Biden signed an executive order that, among other things, revoked the permit of the Keystone XL pipeline, thus halting the project. It's one thing to focus on the jobs lost as a result of the project's shutdown or the potential climate-conscious jobs that will be created eventually, but it's another to focus on the people affected by this.