Keystone XL: Trump issues permit to begin construction of pipeline
by Amber Jamieson and Adam Vaughan from Environment | The Guardian on (#2GXZX)
President ushers in 'new era of American energy policy' Friday as environmental activists denounce revived oil pipeline as a 'disaster for the planet'
Donald Trump announced a "new era of American energy policy" as he signed the presidential permit allowing TransCanada to build the Keystone XL pipeline.
"It's going to be an incredible pipeline. Greatest technology known to man. Or woman. And frankly, we're very proud of it," said Trump in the Oval Office on Friday morning.
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