Posted on July 8, 2013 at 7:20 am by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in General, Keystone XL Comments() | E-mail | Print WASHINGTON — The final verdict on the Keystone XL pipeline rests with Obama administration officials in Washington, but the project’s fate may hinge on decisions made in Canada. Analysts say that the administration is telegraphing willingness to approve the project, which would transport diluted bitumen from Alberta’s oil sands, as long as stakeholders north of the border do more to shrink their carbon footprint. In a June 25 speech, President Barack Obama vowed that his administration will approve the pipeline only if it “does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon...
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