| Alison Redford, the premier of the Canadian province that is home to the oil sands formations that would supply the proposed Keystone XL pipeline to the United States, said Tuesday that critics of the project had distorted its environmental effects and exaggerated the impact of developing the oil. Opponents and backers of the pipeline are stepping up organizing and advertising campaigns seeking to sway public and political opinion. The State Department is conducting a review to determine whether the much-delayed $7 billion project is in the national interest. President Obama, who will make the ultimate decision and for now appears to be leaning toward approving the pipeline, has given no timeline for action, although most expect an answer by midsummer. |
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