US lobbyists plead Keystone XL case
House Republicans, unions, and industry associations are pressuring the government
REPUBLICANS in the US House of Representatives, labour unions, and oil and gas industry associations are pressuring the government to approve TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline. Robert Johnston, director global energy and natural resources with the Eurasia Group, said the Candian and the Alberta governments should do a better job of supporting its allies in Washington, where a 'knife fight' is being waged with environmental groups that are 'out in full force'. Although confident the XL pipeline system 'which would carry 500,000 barrels a day (b/d) of oil-sands crude from Cushing, Oklahoma, to Texas refineries' will be approved, he said the federal and provincial governments, as well as the i
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