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Article Source: TreeHuggerThe Zombie XL staggers onward, prodded and pushed by the oil industry and conservative lawmakers—yesterday, 44 senators signed on to legislation that would approve the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. President Obama has twice declared that further environmental review needs to be carried out, and that the pipeline cannot move forward until then.
Brian Merchant
The oil industry donated$22.3 million in total to each of the Senators over the years, and the investment is evidently paying off. Here's the full list of campaign contributions to each of the 44 senators, which include 43 Republicans and 1 Democrat:
Name and amount on site.
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