The Red River crossing
A three-hour drive south from Hardisty took us to an intersection where Douglas Brunning, a TransCanada project manager for the Keystone XL pipeline showed us a spot where the company has already...
View ArticleOil sands boomtown
Fort McMurray, Alberta is the epicenter of oil sands mining and people from around the world have flocked there to find jobs. But the city’s rapid population growth has put a strain on the city’s...
View ArticleThe No. 1 Scoop
This was supposed to be a relatively short four or five hour drive into Montana from the depressing town of Medicine Hat, home to big generic strip malls, abandoned brick factories and an aging...
View ArticleOn the oil frontier: Pipeline would boost U.S.-Canada trade
Lonely Loring, Mont., population nine, is 16 miles from the Canadian border. Depending on what the U.S. government decides, the Keystone XL pipeline might soon pass nearby through the vast western...
View ArticleStory: The start of the line for Keystone XL
Bryan Templeton is facilities manager at the Keystone facility. The pipes at left will connect the existing Keystone operation with the new expanded Keystone XL, which is under construction. (Michael...
View ArticleEnd of public comment on the Keystone XL
Today is the end of the State Department’s public comment period for environmental issues associated with the Keystone XL pipeline application, and foes of the pipeline held a conference call to mark...
View ArticleHow Keystone factors into Romney’s energy plan
Among the supporters of Mitt Romney for president is Harold Hamm, the 66-year-old multibillionaire who is the chief executive of Continental Resources, the leading exploration company in the booming...
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