Keystone Pipeline Lawsuit
In a dramatic example of the powers assumed by the corporate world through trade deals, energy infrastructure corporation TransCanada commenced legal actions in January, 2016 against the US president for cancelling the Keystone XL Pipeline project.

Keystone XL was designed to carry tar sands oil from Hardisty in Alberta to Steele City in Nebraska, thus increasing outlets for the most carbon-intensive oil currently produced, and reinforcing the dependency that industrialized countries like the US have on fossil fuels.

The legal case is being brought under the auspices of NAFTA, a predecessor of the current crop of free trade agreements such at TTIP, CETA and TPP.

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Source: Common Dreams- Trans-Canada Sue US Government for $15 Billion over Tar Sands Pipeline Cancellation by Guy Taylor