Authors:

  • Michael McElroy

Excerpt

The Keystone XL Pipeline - Should the President Approve Construction? Michael B. McElroy, November December 2014, Opinion. "Few domestic policy issues have prompted more controversy recently than whether to build the Keystone XL pipeline. Proponents contend that it would enhance access to Canadian oil, significantly increasing U.S. and North American energy security. Opponents counter that the pipeline, by opening a long-term channel to market for abundant, carbon-rich, Canadian tar-sands oil, would sharply accelerate emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2)..." Link verified October 6, 2014