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March 11, 2014

Report: State Dept. Assessment Missed Key Data in Evaluating Keystone's Impact 
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Meanwhile, it appears the State Department made a key error in assessing
the Keystone XL's environmental impact. In its report, the State
Department said the pipeline would have little impact on tar sands
extraction either way because the oil would easily be moved by rail
should the Keystone XL be rejected. The report cited industry
projections of moving around 200,000 barrels of oil per day by train.
But according to Reuters, the company behind the pipeline, Trans Canada,
has moved just a quarter of that amount — 40,000 barrels —
during its peak deliveries of oil by rail.

 

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