Texas Power Crisis Puts Keystone XL Cancelation in Perspective
Texas Power Crisis Puts Keystone XL Cancellation in Perspective Rolling blackouts in Texas have put the importance of oil pipelines into perspective, business executives say. Ryan Palazzo, a former chief operating officer of a pipeline construction company and a resident of Houston, received text messages on Feb. 15 about rolling blackouts to protect the state’s electricity grid, which was strained by a massive winter storm that brought record-low temperatures and heavy snow. Millions have been affected since. “It’s not because there’s not enough natural gas. It’s because of the sw...