"When Congress gave the White House a tight 60-day deadline for approving or rejecting the controversial Keystone project, it seemed like a Christmas gift to TransCanada, the company building the pipeline that would carry oil from Canada all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. But TransCanada says it didn't ask for this deadline and it doesn't know how to handle this unwanted gift."
"'We're heading into uncharted territory,' says James Millar, a TransCanada spokesman.
Last year, environmentalists and ranchers in Nebraska succeeded in delaying the Keystone XL pipeline by arguing that it put a huge aquifer at risk. The company is looking for a new route through Nebraska, and it doesn't expect to have it pinned down until next fall.
The unrequested deadline was just the latest consequence of how politicized the Keystone pipeline has become."
Elizabeth Shogren reports for NPR's All Things Considered January 4, 2012.
SEE ALSO:
"Keystone Inspector Alleges Shoddy Work on Original Pipeline" (Canadian Press)
"Keystone Pipeline Jobs Claims: a Bipartisan Fumble" (Washington Post's Fact Checker blog/Grenn Kessler)
"Oil Group Launches Campaign for Public Support" (Roll Call)
"Obama Faces Political Heat If Keystone Rejected: API" (Reuters/Ayesha Rascoe)
"Environmental Groups Line Up Star Power Against Project" (Vancouver Sun/Gordon Hoekstra)
"Oil Industry Chief Warns Obama on Canada Pipeline" (AP/Matthew Daly)
"House GOP to Obama: Clock Is Ticking on Keystone Pipeline" (Hill E2 Wire/Andrew Restuccia)
"Oil Industry Executive Leaves Horse Head in Obama’s Bed" (Fox Nation)
"Pipeline And Politics Entwined" (Houston Chronicle/Loren Steffy)
"Keystone Pipeline: How Many Jobs It Would Really Create" (CNN Money/Steve Hargreaves)
"White House, GOP Battle for Supremacy on Keystone Pipeline" (Hill E2 Wire/Andrew Restuccia)
"Lobbyists Go To Battle Over Keystone Pipeline" (The Hill/Rachel Leven)
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