Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline from Canada to Gulf Coast

Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline from Canada to Gulf Coast

Determine the current proposed route and how much of it is under construction or approved to be under construction.

TransCanada has proposed a new route for its controversial project - Keystone XL - a giant pipeline to carry oil from the tar sands of Canada to refineries in the U.S., claiming that this route would avoid damage to the unique environment of Nebraska. This new course takes into account the comments of the U.S. Department of the Environment and the signs of the population that has participated in numerous public meetings, said TransCanada. "It reflects our desire to minimize the impact on the ecosystem of this state", he assured the director of TransCanada, Russ Girling, in a statement. This latest revision comes after the U.S. State Department called, a new path and that President Barack Obama has refused to approve the start of work on the pipeline of seven billion U.S. dollars. Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for the presidential election, accused Obama of favoring the environment than creating jobs. Last April, the Republican members of the House of Representatives had a law making it mandatory the construction of this pipeline (Avok, 2011). Environmentalists fear that an accident can have serious repercussions on the aquifers of the great plains of the central United States. The group TransCanada began to build a pipeline of approximately 780 km from the coast of Texas and Oklahoma, a work that does not require the approval of President Obama. However, the U.S. State Department had been requested for approval for the rest of the project to allow for the continuation of the construction of the remaining part of the Keystone XL project, from Hardisty, in the province of Alberta (western Canada) to the City of Nebraska (Central United States of America) (Avok, 2011).

Determine why the remainder has not been approved, and if/when approval is likely.

U.S. President Barack Obama decided to cross against the construction of an oil pipeline in the United States. The reason for refusal of planning permission was pressed at the time of refusal: The Republicans in Congress would not have allowed the government enough time to study possible effects on the health of residents and the environment. At issue is the protection of the American people, Obama said. Therefore, there is nothing else left but to reject the project, following a recommendation of the Foreign Ministry. The Ministry is responsible for the approval process. The so-called Keystone XL pipeline would transport oil from Canada funded in the province of Alberta from across parts of the United States to refineries and the Gulf of Mexico. The Keystone XL project is to be carried out by a Canadian company, Trans-Canada, and will be operated at a cost of seven billion dollar. However, the project has been argued strongly in the United States, since the beginning of the approval process. This is because of the very fact that the construction of this ...