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Senate passes Keystone XL Pipeline legislation.

2015-02-04 14:32:09| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

U.S. Senate passed Keystone XL Pipeline bill following 3 weeks of debate where more than 40 amendments were considered. Senators Portman (R-OH) and Shaheen (D-NH) offered amendment that would establish "Tenant Star," a voluntary, market-driven approach to aligning interests of commercial building owners and their tenants to reduce energy consumption. Amendment would also require that federally leased buildings without Energy Star labels benchmark and disclose energy usage data.

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How the Keystone XL Pipeline Decision Will Influence U.N. Climate Change Talks in Paris

2015-02-03 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Business Times: Monday is the deadline for eight federal departments, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to complete reviews of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The critical milestone could put the Obama administration on track to issue its final verdict on the Canada-to-Texas conduit as early as this month, observers say. President Barack Obamas decision will have broad political impact outside the U.S. and Canada and could bolster -- or undermine -- the United States ability to influence global...

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Senate passes Keystone pipeline

2015-02-02 16:41:00| National Hog Farmer

By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. The Senate passed the Keystone XL pipeline bill by a vote of 62-36, short of the necessary 67 votes to override an expected veto by President Obama. read more

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Senate approves Keystone XL pipeline bill despite veto threat

2015-01-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LA times: After weeks of unusually robust debate, the Senate on Thursday approved legislation to expedite construction of the massive Keystone XL pipeline, brushing aside President Obama`s threat to veto the measure. Passage secured not only a top Republican policy victory but also a political success for new Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who made Keystone his first priority. The vote was an early test of McConnell`s promise to return the Senate to a place of freewheeling debate....

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