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Pipeline threatens vulnerable species
2013-09-26 04:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: The Keystone XL pipeline could have devastating effects on at least a dozen threatened and endangered species and the habitats that lie in the projects path, according to a new analysis from the Center for Biological Diversity. The report, released Wednesday by the environmental advocacy group, found that power lines used to operate the pipeline pose collision threats for birds and bats; construction would disturb 15,500 acres, potentially crushing endangered foxes with young in their dens; and...
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