Pipelines Are Sinking Energy Stocks

Outside of being a hot-button environmental issue, TransCanada's Keystone XL is having a major impact on the depressed price of Canadian crude oil. In this video, Fool.com contributor Aimee Duffy takes a look at a handful of pipeline projects that have yet to be realized that are having a devastating impact on Canadian energy stocks.

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