Keystone XL pipeline and corporate conflicts of interest

Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica, alongside Representatives Raul Grijalva and Jan Schakowsky, called for a Government Accountability Office review of the State Department's approval process for environmental impact statements, specifically regarding the Keystone XL pipeline.

• Friends of the Earth and members of Congress are seeking a Government Accountability Office review of the State Department's environmental impact statement process due to conflicts of interest between the review vendor and Canadian oil interests.
• The consulting firm Environmental Resources Management (ERM) allegedly engaged in deceptive practices by denying potential conflicts of interest on a form while failing to disclose work for TransCanada, a joint pipeline project with Exxon and TransCanada, and roles with five organizations, including the American Petroleum Institute, which spent over $6 million advocating for the pipeline.
• The State Department is accused of failing to independently verify ERM's claims and potentially alerting the Canadian government and the American Petroleum Institute to the contents of the environmental review before informing Congress or the public.
• A ruling in Nebraska has invalidated the proposed route of the Keystone XL pipeline, raising questions about how the State Department can assess environmental impacts without an approved route or clear plan.

APA

Pica, E. (2014). Keystone XL pipeline and corporate conflicts of interest. Friends of the Earth. https://foe.org/news/2014-02-statement-keystone-xl-pipeline-and-corporate-conflic/

Chicago

Pica, Erich. Keystone XL pipeline and corporate conflicts of interest. Friends of the Earth, 2014. https://foe.org/news/2014-02-statement-keystone-xl-pipeline-and-corporate-conflic/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Pica |first1=Erich |title=Keystone XL pipeline and corporate conflicts of interest |publisher=Friends of the Earth |date=25 February 2014 |url=https://foe.org/news/2014-02-statement-keystone-xl-pipeline-and-corporate-conflic/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{pica2014keystone, author = {Pica, Erich}, title = {{Keystone XL pipeline and corporate conflicts of interest}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth}, year = {2014}, month = feb, url = {https://foe.org/news/2014-02-statement-keystone-xl-pipeline-and-corporate-conflic/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }