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Poll: Two-thirds back Keystone pipeline, belief in global warming trends upward
2013-04-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Two-thirds of U.S. residents support construction of the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, including an apparent majority of Democrats, new Pew Research Center polling shows. The same poll released Tuesday also shows increasing belief in global warming in recent years, but a dip from 2012 in the share of people who consider it a very serious problem. The results provide a snapshot of public views as President Obama weighs decisions on carbon emissions policy and the oil pipeline. ...
Arkansas spill shows dangers of proposed Keystone pipeline, groups warns
2013-04-02 03:48:21| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A crude oil leak from an ExxonMobil pipeline in Arkansas comes at a particularly bad time for the Canadian company looking to build the contentious Keystone XL pipeline through the American heartland.
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Federal Agencies Asked to Delay Keystone Over Pipeline Safety Issues
2013-04-01 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: A petition filed with federal agencies last week by a coalition led by the National Wildlife Federation is demanding a moratorium on pending tar sands pipelinesincluding the Keystone XLuntil regulators establish new rules to ensure their safety. As if to illustrate the dangers outlined in the petition, Exxon's Pegasus pipeline that carries Canadian diluted bitumen, or dilbit, on Friday spilled in central Arkansas [3], releasing an estimated 84,000 gallons of the crude within about 45 minutes...
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Furor over Keystone pipeline caught U.S. and Canada flat-footed on climate change
2013-03-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: As part of its effort to persuade the United States to accept the Keystone pipeline and the oil sands fuel it would carry from Canada, the province of Alberta is advertising itself as an environmental leader at the cutting edge of clean energy development. On Sunday, the province took out a half-page ad [3] in the New York Times asserting that it is "committed to raising the bar higher on its leading climate change policy." "Our past, present and future environmental management actionsincluding...
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Keystone XL pipeline debate rattles Massachusetts Senate race
2013-03-20 12:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A former hedge fund manager turned environmental activist who opposes the Keystone XL pipeline has waded into the Massachusetts Senate race, threatening to undermine a pledge by the two Democratic candidates to reject outside money. California billionaire Tom Steyer has called on Democratic Representative Stephen Lynch to abandon his support for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport crude from Canada's oil sands to refineries in Texas. The Obama administration is expected...
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