Keystone XL pipeline 'absolutely needs' to go ahead, says Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper

By David Sheppard NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper turned into a pitch man for TransCanada Corp's Keystone XL oil pipeline on Thursday, telling a New York audience the project is so important that Washington has to approve it. President Barack Obama is under pressure from environmental groups to veto the northern section of the proposed $5.3 ...

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper took his lobbying on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline directly to the U.S. in an appearance in New York, saying the facts support the project's approval.

As the American debate over the Keystone XL pipeline continues, Canadian politicians are waging a vigorous campaign to argue that oil from its tar sands shouldn’t be classified as dirtier than oil from other sources.    

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