Keystone XL Pipeline

Arkansas Oil Spill Sheds Light On Aging Pipeline System

Elizabeth Shogren — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:11:00 +0000

Amber Bartlett was waiting last Friday for her kids to come home from school. One of them called from the entrance to the upscale subdivision near Little Rock, Ark., to tell her the community was being evacuated because of an oil spill. Bartlett was amazed by what she saw out her front door.

"I mean, just rolling oil. I mean, it was like a river," she says.

Texas Man Takes Last Stand Against Keystone XL Pipeline

Elizabeth Shogren — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 19:25:00 +0000

An east Texas landowner was so determined to block the Keystone XL pipeline from coming through his forest that he took to his trees and built an elaborate network of treehouses eight stories above the ground.

"It popped into my head a long time ago, actually," says 45-year-old David Daniel. "If I had to climb my butt on top of a tree and sit there, I would.

Company to Begin Pipeline Installation in Coming Weeks

Scott Harvey — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:48:16 +0000

HOUSTON - TransCanada is now in a position to start construction on the Gulf Coast leg of their oil pipeline, after receiving approval of the third and final permit needed from the Army Corps of Engineers, the Associated Press reports.

TransCanada: The latest from around the web

Jerrod Knight — Thu, 10 May 2012 03:35:04 +0000

The ongoing saga of the proposed TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline set to run crude from the tar sands of Alberta down to Galveston is making the rounds on the web. Here's what we've found so far.

Judge to rule on landowner's restraining order vs. TransCanada

Scott Harvey — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:00:48 +0000

PARIS - Environmentalists who oppose the Keystone XL Pipeline are again planning to converge on the Lamar County Courthouse Friday in support of Julie Triggs Crawford.

Deuell on board with construction of oil pipeline

Scott Harvey — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:29:10 +0000

AUSTIN - A state senator from Northeast Texas is among six state legislators to send a letter to Washington urging Congress to immediately approve construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Canadian pipeline rejected by White House

Scott Harvey — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:48:10 +0000

WASHINGTON - The impact of the Obama Administration’s rejection of a permit for the Keystone Pipeline proposal is felt in East Texas.

Northeast Texans, nation await decision on pipeline

Scott Harvey — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:12:46 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Barack Obama says what's best for the American people and the economy will guide his administration's decision on whether a Canadian company can go ahead with a transnational oil pipeline to Texas.