Tagged: Keystone XL pipeline

During his State of the Union Address last week President Barack Obama told the nation that now is the time to take action on climate change.

Over the weekend hundreds of Missourians traveled to the nation’s capital to take part in a massive rally  aimed at pushing the president to make good on his pledge.

Sara Edgar is with the Sierra Club and said public awareness for climate issues has been steadily growing.

One of the major holdups in the expansion of the Keystone Pipeline was Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman’s apprehension. But after Nebraska state officials approved a revised route this week, both of Missouri’s U.S. Senators are calling on the president to sign off on the expansion.

The Keystone Pipeline already runs through Missouri. What the Keystone Pipeline XL would do is expand the pipeline – adding routes from Alberta to Kansas and Oklahoma to Texas.

It would also enlarge the size of the pipes’ diameter by 6 inches.