1. What is the Keystone XL?

2. a) What is the role of the U.S. State Department?
b) Why must Keystone get approval from the State Department?

3. What did the State Department's new analysis conclude about the Keystone XL pipeline?

4. Why do environmentalists say they are opposed to the new State Department study?

5. How much power would crude oil shipped through the Keystone XL produce per year?

6. Read the information under "Background" below. Do you think the Obama administration should end its prohibition of the pipeline? Explain your answer.