Canadian Ambassador: US at Crossroads Over Keystone XL Pipeline

摘要

As debate in Washington heats up over imports of crude from Alberta's oil sands, Canada's ambassador to the US says politicians should recognize that tightening the Canadian spigot would hurt US energy security (OD Nov.2,p4). Plans to build the 1,600-mile Keystone XL pipeline, which would deliver up to 510,000 barrels per day of heavy crude from the oil sands to the Texas coast, have stoked controversy due to worries over the project's likely environmental effects.