HEADLINES & GLOBAL NEWS
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Feb 02, 2021 01:57 AM EST
US Unions and Environmentalists are now on the opposite sides of a dispute between Canada and the United States over significant pipeline projects.
The US is the largest oil and gas producer in the world. President Joe Biden's administration intends to maneuver the US economic structure in the direction of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. His preliminary measures in that direction included the cancellation of the Keystone XL (KXL) crude oil pipeline allowance and reduced oil and gas leasing.
Nevertheless, Biden's supporters' reaction highlights the issue of balancing the effect of the transfer of power on entirely different societies.