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The Hill: Majority want answers on Keystone oil destination

A majority of U.S. voters want to know where the crude oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline will end up, according to a new poll released Thursday.

Climate activist Tom Steyer's group NextGen Climate Action commissioned the poll, which found 85 percent of registered voters want to know where the crude oil coming from Canada will go and want their lawmakers to ask questions.

From that, 54 percent of the voters surveyed think most of the oil will stay in the United States.

Steyer is arguing that voters aren't aware of the final destination for crude oil that would flow through the proposed Keystone pipeline, which would run from oil sands in Alberta to Gulf refineries.

In the last month, Steyer's group has unleashed a new wave of ads against the pipeline, citing a $30 billion investment by Chinese companies.

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