Survey Finds Majority Backs Keystone Pipeline
April 22, 2013
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A majority of Americans and Canadians back TransCanada Corp.'s proposed Keystone XL pipeline and say securing a stable energy supply for North America should be a bigger priority than reducing carbon emissions, a poll released Monday found.
Nearly 75% of Americans and 68% of Canadians indicated they "support" or "somewhat support" the project, which would carry heavy crude from the Alberta oil sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast for refining, according to the poll conducted by Ottawa-based Nanos Research.
"Energy security, particularly in the U.S., is driving views on energy issues," said Nik Nanos, president of Nanos Research.
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