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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Both Houses of Congress Set To Vote On Keystone Pipeline

In The News

KeystoneXL Pipeline

"Keystone Pipeline Route". TransCanada. via Wikipedia

The House of Representatives plans to vote on a bill forcing approval of ‪KeystoneXL‬ oil pipeline project on Friday, according to a congressional aide. Read More via Yahoo News

What is Keystone XL, anyway?

It's a pipeline system that would double the flow of heavy tar sands oil from Canada down to refineries in the Gulf Coast. For the last six years, the Obama administration has been weighing whether to sign off on the northern part of the project, which would transport roughly 830,000 barrels of oil per day from Alberta, Canada, to Steele City, Nebraska, and then to Texas. Source: NBC News

What does this mean for small towns like Port Arthur, TX? 


Read More via onEarth "PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS: AMERICAN SACRIFICE ZONE" by Ted Genoways

Stay tuned...

Will the bill pass congress? Will President Obama will sign or veto?

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