Expedia's 62.4percentt ownership of the company was snapped up by a bevy of Chinese travel firms, including eLong's fierce rival and travel heavyweight Ctrip, hospitality firms Keystone Lodging and Platen Group, and investment company Luxuriant Holdings.
Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, says he will stand firm against Keystone.
A decision is expected soon.Alex Pourbaix of TransCanada, the firm behind the Keystone pipeline, insists that the project will be good for both countries.
On the flipside, two of Clinton's Democratic primary opponents, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley, were quick to point out that they'd already taken firm stances against Keystone XL. "Secretary Clinton has followed not forged public opinion," O'Malley said in a statement Tuesday.
The Canadian firm behind the controversial Keystone XL pipeline reapplied Friday for a presidential permit to ship crude oil from the oil sands fields of Alberta to the United States, reigniting a national debate over how to meet the nation's energy needs.
So far, Hillary Clinton has avoided taking firm stands on the Keystone XL pipeline or the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
An article in Thursday's National Post cites a report by a Calgary-based energy-research firm that concluded that, if Keystone is not built, Canada (and more particularly the province of Alberta) will lose six hundred and thirty-two billion dollars in revenue over the next twenty-five years.
But wait, there's more: On the 50th anniversary of Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring,' a coveted environmental group has endorsed the unenrolled candidate, who thinks hydrofracking is probably safe and who won't make a firm decision on the destructive Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
He is a son of Jeannette and Peter Brinch of Timonium, Md .The groom's mother is a senior associate at the Keystone Center, a Washington firm that provides mediation and conflict resolutions services on energy, environment and health issues.
Mr Duhigg shows how managers can change entire firms by changing a handful of "keystone habits".
