There has been a major shift on the pipeline landscape,

There has been a major  shift on the pipeline landscape,  when Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that she is opposed to the Keystone XL pipeline. She said she doesn’t believe it’s what the U.S. needs in the battle against climate change. That’s going to be a big disappointment to the Conservatives in Canada, whose leader, Stephen Harper, has said this country wouldn’t take no for an answer from the States on Keystone XL. The pipeline would carry a full one-quarter of Canadian oil exports to the U.S. each day. Clinton is not president yet, however. The Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump, says the pipeline would have no impact on the environment, and he would approve the project immediately. First Nations groups have committed to fighting pipelines, including Keystone XL and the Northern Gateway.