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Over 1,000 jobs cut by company building Keystone XL pipeline after Biden ends project
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:11 pm
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TC Energy, the company that was set to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S, will be cutting over 1,000 construction jobs after President Joe Biden revoked the project's permit on Wednesday.
In an email sent to employees, the company said it will be eliminating jobs and halting the pipeline's construction in the upcoming weeks.
"Over 1,000 positions will be eliminated in the coming weeks, the majority of these unionized workers representing the building trades," Keystone XL chief Richard Prior wrote in the message.
Biden's decision to nix the controversial project in one of his first acts as president follows years of opposition from progressives, environmentalists and indigenous groups.
If constructed, the pipeline would have shipped 830,000 barrels per day of carbon-heavy oil from Alberta, Canada, to Nebraska. Opponents of the project have long considered its creation to be a setback for the United States' transition to cleaner energy.
For over a decade, the pipeline faced legal challenges and economic setbacks based on which administration held office in the White House. The project first lost its permit under President Barrack Obama, but regained it in 2017 under President Donald Trump.
Construction of the pipeline was already well underway in Canada and the international border crossing was complete. Unlike Biden, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had long been a proponent of the project, arguing that it would help reduce reliance on foreign oil imports and boost the economy.
"While we welcome the President's commitment to fight climate change, we are disappointed but acknowledge the President's decision to fulfill his election campaign promise on Keystone XL," Trudeau said in a statement on Wednesday.
Newsweek
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:11 pm to paperwasp
They can all work on the green railroad
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:12 pm to paperwasp
Well if you worked on this project and have diabetes you sure aren’t having a good week.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:13 pm to paperwasp
Legit wonder how many of those workers voted for Biden/Harris.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:13 pm to paperwasp
Saw someone say they should join the WNBA after Biden's EO on that
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:14 pm to paperwasp
Well Pedo Joe’s press secretary (what a downgrade!) told them all to just “find a new job”.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:15 pm to paperwasp
Build Back Globalism Better
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:15 pm to paperwasp
but but Drumph tweeted mean things!!!!
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:15 pm to paperwasp
Joe says they need to learn to code
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:16 pm to paperwasp
quote:
If constructed, the pipeline would have shipped 830,000 barrels per day of carbon-heavy oil from Alberta, Canada, to Nebraska.
Is there such thing as carbon-light oil?
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:16 pm to paperwasp
TC Energy is but the first domino to fall.....the fallout on this is gonna be big.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:17 pm to paperwasp
It’s only the beginning unfortunately
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:20 pm to paperwasp
Code. Learn how to. Or go in the solar or wind business.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:22 pm to paperwasp
Pete Bootyjudge tells pipeline baws not to worry.
There will be good paying union jobs coming later.
There will be good paying union jobs coming later.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:31 pm to paperwasp
Thats just one problem with government. Think of all that money spent on building it this far and now not using it.
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:50 pm to paperwasp
There are 2.5 million miles of oil and gas pipelines in this country. What makes Keystone so scary? Let’s just shut them all down and see what happens. We can always just paint rainbows on cave walls and eat berries.
This post was edited on 1/22/21 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 1/22/21 at 12:59 pm to paperwasp
Maybe they should make the pipeline from Mexico to Nebraska and put a human conveyor in it, along with air conditioning.
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