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10-08-2011, 08:02 PM #1
TransCanada Chief Surprised At Furor Over Pipeline
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TransCanada Chief Surprised at Furor Over Pipeline
Published October 07, 2011
Map of Ogallala Aquifer, which is at the heart of the controversy against the TransCanada pipeline.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The chief executive of a Canadian company that wants to pipe oil from tar sands in western Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast says he is surprised at the opposition the project has generated.
Russ Girling of Calgary-based TransCanada, said Friday he did not expect the proposed Keystone XL pipeline to become a "lightning rod" in the debate over fossil fuels and alternative energy. The company installed a similar pipeline less than three years ago with little opposition.
Environmental activists, religious groups and young people inspired by the protests against Wall Street plan are protesting the 1,700-mile (2,735-kilometer) pipeline, which would travel through six states.
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