Keystone XL Pipeline

Senate Democrats block Keystone Pipeline... cite 'dirty oil'

The Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow Act, legislation to Congressionally approve the federal permit allowing construction to begin on the Keystone XL Pipeline was recently introduced by Representative Ted Poe of Texas.

U.S. Senator Jon Tester released yesterday the following statement in response to the President’s decision to deny a permit for construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, which Tester supports.

Senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus says the Keystone XL Pipeline fight isn’t over yet despite the rejection from the White House.

President Barack Obama rejected TransCanada 1,700 mile Keystone XL pipeline permit this afternoon. The Canada-to-Texas pipeline would run through parts of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma and on to Texas.

Tester and Rehberg Both Support The Keystone XL Pipeline Project

The Canadian company that wants to build a $7 billion pipeline to tar sands oil across the Plains to refineries near the Gulf of Mexico now has a map of areas to avoid in Nebraska.

On Saturday the Senate today passed a payroll tax cut deal that will require the Obama administration to decide the future of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline within 60 days.

For the last couple of years the state of Montana has been negotiating with TransCanada over the Keystone XL pipeline, which would pass through parts of the state.

The fate of the Keystone XL Pipeline is still yet to be determined. The political battle over extending the payroll tax cut has turned into a fight about the Keystone XL Pipeline.