Tag: Keystone XL

14 State Attorneys Say Keystone Cancellation Delivers ‘Crippling Economic Injuries,’ Threaten Legal Action

Fourteen Republican attorneys general are urging President Joe Biden to reconsider his decision to cancel a permit for the construction of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline, alleging severe economic harm and threatening to take legal action. “We write with alarm regarding your unilateral and rushed decision to revoke the 2019 Presidential Permit” for the pipeline,…


14 State AGs Say Keystone Cancellation Delivers ‘Crippling Economic Injuries,’ Threaten Legal Action

Fourteen Republican attorneys general are urging President Joe Biden to reconsider his decision to cancel a permit for the construction of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline, alleging severe economic harm and threatening to take legal action. “We write with alarm regarding your unilateral and rushed decision to revoke the 2019 Presidential Permit” for the pipeline,…


Keystone XL Cancellation: Retaliate, Demand Compensation, or Move On?

The decision by the Biden administration to cancel the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline continues to make waves, with the premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan calling for retaliatory measures and holding out hope, while Canada’s ambassador to the United States says it’s time to move on. U.S. President Joe Biden cancelled the US$8 billion…


Tories Calls on Liberals to Stand up to Biden’s Buy American Plan

The Opposition Conservatives are urging the federal government to push back on U.S. President Joe Biden’s protectionist Buy American plan. Conservative MP Tracy Gray, the Conservative shadow minister for export promotion and international trade, issued a statement Tuesday urging the Liberal government to “immediately address this ‘Buy American’ plan with the Biden administration and ensure…


Biden’s Keystone Shutdown Damages an Alliance, Increases Unemployment, and Raises Energy Prices

Commentary As a number of commentators who have generally praised the conciliatory tone of President Joe Biden’s inaugural address have remarked, there were some inconsistencies in the espoused goals. Most alarming was his promise of the pursuit of unity while decrying the existence within the United States of a large number of racists and various…


GOP Reps Condemn Keystone Cancellation, as Dems Stay Silent

President Joe Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline construction permit approved by his predecessor is drawing heavy fire from congressional Republicans. “President Biden’s decision to rescind an essential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline puts thousands of present and future union jobs at risk and undermines the trust of our friends and allies in…


Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Halted After Biden Revokes Permit

The long-disputed Keystone XL pipeline’s construction was halted Wednesday after President Joe Biden revoked the construction project’s permit. Keystone XL President Richard Prior said over 1,000 jobs will be eliminated in the coming weeks. “We will begin a safe and orderly shut-down of construction,” he said in a statement to The Associated Press. According to…


TC Energy Halts Spending on Keystone XL, Says It’s ‘Disappointed’ With Biden Move

CALGARY—TC Energy Corp. says it has suspended work on the Keystone XL project in anticipation of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden revoking its vital presidential permit once he is sworn in later today. In a news release, it says it is “disappointed” with Biden’s expected action, adding it will overturn extensive regulatory reviews that found the…