A major pipeline expansion project in the U.S. drew new criticism Thursday over potential job losses in Canada, threats to endangered species, and an emerging lobbying controversy.
By MIKE DE SOUZA, Postmedia News
Major labour unions representing oil workers told federal politicians they were opposed to the Keystone XL pipeline project that would link Alberta’s bitumen deposits to the Gulf coast of Texas.
They are urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper‘s government to focus on pipelines and electric grids that secure Canadian energy from east to west instead of shipping tens of thousands of jobs to refineries down south. Continue reading
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