What is the Keystone XL Pipeline? The 1,700-mile long Keystone
XL Pipeline would connect the Alberta oil sand fields in Canada
to refineries in Texas. The multi-billion dollar project is
being proposed by TransCanada, a Canadian energy company.
TransCanada has been attempting to get a permit for the pipeline
for over three years. The proposed line would travel through six
U.S. states: Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma,
and Texas. The line would cross through 16 counties in North and
East Texas. The pipeline itself would be 36 inches around. Since
the pipeline crosses international borders, TransCanada needs to
obtain a Presidential Permit through the State Department for
construction of the portion of the pipeline that goes from
Canada to the U.S. On February 27, 2012, TransCanada announced
it would start construction on a section of its Keystone XL
pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma to Texas...