 ICN What does the controversial Keystone XL pipeline stand for? And what is at stake when President Obama decides its fate? The 1,700-mile, tar-sands project has come to symbolize much more than a pipeline. Almost five years after the project's first step into the regulatory process, Washington is still fighting about its fate. . . TAGGED: U.S. environmental policy, U.S. energy policy, oil sands, oil, Keystone XL pipeline, National JournalRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| In his State of the Union address, President Obama challenged Congress to act on climate change - but declared that if lawmakers don't act, he will. . . more ›› |
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