How Biden’s Keystone XL Cancellation Left Lasting Scars On U.S. Energy, Jobs, And Trust
Daniel Turner by Daniel Turner Feb 26, 2025
President Donald Trump turned heads with his call for restarting the Keystone XL Pipeline. While the energy industry welcomes the new business-friendly administration, the Biden administration’s damage is not easily undone. [emphasis, links added]
Keystone was a privately funded project constructing 1,200 miles of pipeline that would have brought 850,000 barrels of crude oil per day from Alberta, Canada, to the U.S. Gulf Coast for refining.
Because it would cross international borders, the U.S. State Department has permitting jurisdiction.
In 2015, the Obama State Department approved the project, but President Obama, urged by Secretary of State John Kerry, denied the permits in the name of climate change.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/how-bidens-keystone-xl-cancellation-left-lasting-scars-on-u-s-energy-jobs-and-trust/
