The head of the U.S. Senate Energy committee, Senator Joe Manchin is asking President Biden to reverse his opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline. The Reuters article continues (abridged):
Biden revoked a permit for the pipeline which would transport 830,000 barrels a day of carbon-intensive heavy crude from Canada’s Alberta to Nebraska. It was part of a flurry of Biden’s executive orders aimed at curbing climate change.
In a letter to fellow Democrat Biden, the West Virginia senator said that even without the pipeline, the oil would still find its way to the United States by rail and truck, and pointed to U.S. data showing those methods result in more spills than pipelines.
If you’re willing to fight for Main Street America, click here to sign up for the Richardcyoung.com free weekly email.
