In a counter to Hillary Clinton , Keystone XL planner TransCanada said pipelines are the safest and least carbon-intensive ways to transport crude oil. Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Clinton said from the campaign trail in Iowa the planned Keystone XL pipeline from Canada would be a “distraction” to the evolving fight against climate change. “I do not think it is in the best interest of what we need to do to combat climate change,” she said. The Republican-led Congress that took its seat in January said passing legislation to approve construction of Keystone XL, offered for U.S. consideration more than six years ago, was job No. 1. The pipeline has become […]