In the aftermath of the president's Jan. 18 rejection of a presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, the $7-billion construction project's supporters are looking for a new strategy.
TransCanada, the Calgary-based energy company that wants to build the pipeline stretching from Alberta through parts of the American Midwest down to the Gulf of Mexico, says it will reapply for the federal permit. In addition, furious GOP leaders in Congress say they will push to ensure that the pipeline eventually gets built.