Congressmen Seek to Delay TransCanada Crude Pipeline
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A group of U.S. representatives asked the State Department not to approve a TransCanada Corp. oil-sands pipeline until the oil’s effect on greenhouse-gas emissions is studied.
Representatives Jay Inslee of Washington, Peter Welch of Vermont and Dennis Kucinich of Ohio joined at least 46 other House Democrats signing the letter today to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asking for the study before the State Department issues its presidential permit for the project. The pipeline, which would stretch from oil-sands formations in Alberta to the Texas Gulf Coast, needs the permit because it crosses the U.S. border.