Senators Seek to Block Approval of Keystone XL Oil Sands Pipeline

摘要

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she is “inclined” to approve TransCana-da’s $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline which would substantially expand US imports of crude from Canada’s oil sands. However, this has not stopped a group of Democratic senators from making a last-ditch effort to convince the State Department to rethink its position because of the pipeline’s effects on greenhouse gas emissions and safety risks.