Why the debate over Keystone and emissions comes down to rail
Econ 101 shows that blocking Keystone only matters to oil sands production if rail can’t pick up the slack
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Andrew Leach
Andrew Leach is a professor of energy policy at the University of Alberta, where he teaches courses on energy markets, energy investments and environmental policy. Leach’s primary research areas are climate change policy, oil sands regulation and clean energy innovation and policy.
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