Canada Ambassador: Pipeline Should Win On Merit
Posted/updated on: November 4, 2011 at 2:26 am
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (AP) — Canada’s ambassador to Washington says he’s confident a pipeline from western Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast will win approval from the Obama administration if the decision is based on merit and not the “noise” opposing it. Ambassador Gary Doer said Wednesday the proposed pipeline meets U.S. energy security needs, and that it passes all U.S. State Department environmental criteria.
Calgary-based TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline faces widespread opposition from environmentalists who fear it will leak and contaminate the Ogallala aquifer, which supplies drinking and irrigation water to eight states. The proposed route takes the pipeline through eastern Smith County.
President Obama has said the decision will be based on what is best for the economy and the American people, including their health.
