The Keystone Pipeline was shut down Wednesday night after a leak was detected near the Nebraska-Kansas border. “We have shut down the Keystone Pipeline System and mobilized people and equipment in response to a confirmed release of oil into a creek in Washington County, Kan., approximately 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Steele City, Neb.,”
Biden Upset Trade Unions By Scrapping The Keystone Pipeline, But Sided With Teachers Unions Against The Reopening Of Schools
February 16, 2021 by
Though President Joe Biden campaigned on his strong union support, his administration has not backed them consistently and has adopted policies that have upset leaders of some of the largest in the country. Biden pledged throughout his campaign that he would scrap the Keystone XL pipeline if elected. But trade and pipefitter unions where nonetheless…
Crenshaw: Biden’s Keystone, Paris Climate Policies Help Chinese Manufacturing, ‘They Can Keep Polluting While Our Economy Gets Hurt’
January 24, 2021 by
On Friday’s broadcast of “Fox News Primetime,” Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) said that President Joe Biden’s orders on the Keystone XL pipeline and Paris Climate Accords are going to increase manufacturing in China, who “can keep polluting while our economy gets hurt.” Crenshaw said, “So, listen, here’s what it comes down to, if you’re going…
Trump Signs Order Reviving Keystone XL, Dakota Access Pipelines
January 24, 2017 by
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order reversing Obama’s actions to stall two critical oil pipelines. The pipelines, which would yield jobs and economic growth, remain vehemently opposed by environmental groups and native American tribes. First, Trump signed an executive order on the Keystone XL pipeline. “We’ll see if we can get that […]
UNION: Obama threw workers ‘under the bus’ in Keystone decision
November 6, 2015 by
The main union for construction workers is accusing President Obama of throwing them “under the bus” by rejecting the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) is one of the few labor unions that broke with the majority of Democrats and supported the project, which Obama rejected Friday after a […]
Obama Administration Worries About Environmental Effect of Keystone Oil, Not Iranian Oil
April 14, 2015 by
David Kreutzer is the senior research fellow in energy economics and climate change at The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis. In this position, Kreutzer researches how energy and climate change legislation will affect economic activity at the national, local, and industry levels. Read his research. Though environmental impact statement after environmental impact statement from […]