DETROIT, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said it has launched a lobbying effort in seven states for government approval of the $13 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline project.
Matt Letourneau, director of communications and media at the Chamber's Institute for 21st Century Energy, said Wednesday an "education and engagement" campaign had begun in Midwestern states that would be most affected by the 1,660-mile underground pipeline, called the Keystone XL pipeline, that would connect oil wells in Alberta, Canada, with refineries and delivery stations in Illinois, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas, The Detroit News reported Thursday.