Despite the disapproval of President Barack Obama, the U.S. House of Representatives has voted in favor of letting the Keystone XL Pipeline project go ahead. The Keystone XL would pump oil from the Tar Sands in Canada’s north to refineries and ports on the U.S. Gulf Coast, and has been under review by the State Department for six years now – as those in favor tried to get it passed and those opposed work to keep the pipeline from happening.
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